JOHNSTOWN – The Lady Raiders played a very good first game against the visitors from Jefferson CC on Saturday. The Lady Cannoneers also played quite well and earned a 2-0 victory over the home team. The second game, however, was all Jefferson. The visitors lighted up the scoreboard with a 17-2 win.

Game One

The Lady Cannoneers scored two runs in the first inning. That was all they needed. Both teams played tight defense, and the game was scoreless the rest of the way.

FM's outfielders played their best game of the season so far, catching almost every ball that Jefferson hit beyond the infield.

Photos, from left: Left fielder Kelsey Taber, center fielder Ally Ostrander, and right fielder Tegan Shumway catching flies hit by Jefferson batters

The Lady Raiders had good scoring opportunities in four different innings but could not take advantage of those chances.

Shortstop Stephanie Rice and catcher Alix Leo both hit doubles for FM.

JCC  200 000 0   2-8-1

FM    000 000 0   0-5-0

Lalone and Gehrke; Bubniak and Leo

Game Two

Jefferson took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, and then exploded for 14 more runs in the next two frames. FM scored two runs in the home half of the fifth with Taneisha Woods and Brittany Keator crossing the plate on Alix Leo's RBI line drive into right field (see photo below).

JCC   035 90   17-18-1

FM     000 02   2-4-3

Riley and Mertha; Palmateer, Bubniak (4) and Leo

Records:  Jefferson 10-5, Fulton-Montgomery 4-6

FM will next host a traditionally-strong team from Tompkins Cortland CC on Tuesday, April 22, with the first pitch at 3:00 p.m.

Photo:  Taneisha Woods on third and Brittany Keator on second – both runners scored

 

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