Softball Recap: Neshannock Beats Aliquippa for Their 34th Straight Win

Lancers

Previous Games

04/07/25 vs Aliquippa	15-0
04/07/25 @ Aliquippa	15-0
04/04/25 vs Freedom Area	15-0
04/04/25 vs Freedom Area	15-0
04/02/25 vs Laurel	14-4
+ 29 more games

Neshannock strolled into their game on Monday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They didn't even let the Aliquippa Quips on the board, marking the Lancers' second-straight 15-0 shutout. Give the Lancers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Addy Frye made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Gabby Quinn and Gianna DeSalvo did most of the damage at the plate: Quinn scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while DeSalvo scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave DeSalvo a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Miley Anderson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.

Neshannock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of 1.000. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Neshannock's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Aliquippa, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Neshannock will welcome Shenango at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lancers will need to watch out since the Wildcats have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups. As for Aliquippa, they are taking a road trip to square off against Laurel at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Quips' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season.