
Cardinals
04/16/25 vs Blue Mountain | 5-0 |
04/14/25 vs Mahanoy Area | 10-0 |
04/09/25 @ Panther Valley | 12-0 |
04/05/25 vs Williams Valley | 9-2 |
04/05/25 vs Greater Nanticoke Area | 12-0 |
Pine Grove came tearing into Wednesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Mountain Eagles a 5-0 shutout. Give the Cardinals' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Not much got past Chelcy Clark, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Blue Mountain off the board. Clark has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Pine Grove let Callee Leffler and Hannah Aungst run wild. Leffler went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Aungst went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Meadow Umbenhauer also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Pine Grove hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blue Mountain struck out nine times.
Pine Grove pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Blue Mountain, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
Pine Grove wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, an 11-0 win against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional on the 17th. As for Blue Mountain, they have also already played their next contest, an 11-0 victory against Panther Valley on the 17th.
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