Yorktown came tearing into Thursday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Shenandoah Raiders as they made off with a 17-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Yorktown, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Caitlin Laferney was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Laferney was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Abbey Booher was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Claire Hazen, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
On Shenandoah's side, Gabrielle Patrick made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Yorktown pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Shenandoah, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Yorktown will head out on the road to take on New Castle at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Shenandoah, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Knightstown at 10:00 p.m. Shenandoah is facing Knightstown at the right time seeing as Knightstown is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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