Seneca Valley put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Pine-Richland Rams. That's two games straight that Seneca Valley has won by exactly three runs.
Lexie Hames made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Hames has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hames was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Hames wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Staudt, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Seneca Valley pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Pine-Richland, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Seneca Valley will head out on the road to challenge North Allegheny at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pine-Richland, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Baldwin at 4:00 p.m.
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