It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pine Grove had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Vardaman Rams a 10-0 shutout. Pine Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lizzie Meeks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Meeks was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Madison Foster was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carley Greer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Pine Grove, bringing their record for this year to 17-9. As for Vardaman, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18-1.
Pine Grove will have a chance to go back-to-back against Vardaman: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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