Valley hit Catholic Central with a nine-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Crusaders lost 14-3 to the Lumberjacks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lumberjacks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-9 back in March.
Genna Free
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Genna Free was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games she's played. Grace Fink also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Catholic Central and nudges their season record down to 1-18. As for Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Catholic Central will head out to challenge Indian Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Redskins have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.59 runs per game on average), something the Crusaders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Valley, they will venture away from home to take on Tygarts Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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