Softball Recap: West Shamokin Has No Trouble Against Purchase Line

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Punxsutawney, West Shamokin was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Purchase Line Red Dragons as they made off with an 11-4 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wolves needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.

Leah Mondi

Batters Struck Out

04/01/25 vs Purchase Line	9
03/31/25 @ Punxsutawney	4
03/25/25 @ Conemaugh Valley	9
03/24/25 @ Indiana	7
03/21/25 @ Armstrong	2
+ 1 more games

Leah Mondi and Avery Elkin made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Mondi struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Elkin pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. With that strong performance, Mondi is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. At the plate, Mondi scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Elkin scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madi Keirn, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. Maya McIlwian was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

West Shamokin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Purchase Line only posted a batting average of .214.

West Shamokin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Purchase Line fell to 5-1.

West Shamokin will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Red Dragons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.