The Hershey Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome Southern Valley/Alma on Thursday. Hershey will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Hershey is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Holyoke onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Monday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Ellie Hampton made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Jaycie Reitz was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Katie Abbott, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hershey always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Southern Valley/Alma unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 9-3 to Centura.
Southern Valley/Alma saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikah Schultz, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. That's the most strikeouts Schultz has posted since back in August of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalee Holste, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Hershey's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-11. As for Southern Valley/Alma, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.
Hershey might still be hurting after the 11-3 loss they got from Southern Valley/Alma in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Hershey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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