London Lisk of Lackawanna Trail lays down a bunt during their April 24 game against Lakeland.
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Trail’s London Lisk stretches for the oncoming ball at first base, during their game against Lakeland.
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Lackawanna Trail’s Kacie Antolick grabs a fly ball in left field.
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Madison Pietrzak (11) of Lackawanna Trail pitches a screwball during their game against Lakeland, April 24.
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Trail’s Payton Laytos (3) makes solid contact during an at-bat on April 24.
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Hunter Kresge bunts during a plate appearance on April 28, against Valley View.
AH right fielder Avery Vanesky collects a fly ball during the Comets’ game against Valley View.
Comets Cecelia O’Malley (9), sets to throw to first base to complete a double play.
Lauren Stalica (27) for the Comets, makes solid contact during an at-bat against North Pocono.
Briana Bustos (10) of Abington Heights looks to lay down a bunt during their game against Valley View.
Abington Heights has followed the 1-2 punch of senior Lauren Stalica and sophomore Adrianna Condrad to the top of the Lackawanna League Division 1 standings and District 2 Class 5A softball power rankings.
Going into May 6 action, the Lady Comets were 10-1 in the division and 14-2 overall.
Abington Heights avenged its only league loss April 28 when it defeated Valley View 6-5. The Cougars had won the earlier meeting 2-0.
The Lady Comets have pounded four opponents since by a total of 47-2 to run their winning streak to six games.
The Abington Heights offense has scored in double figures nine times and the pitching/defense combination has posted four shutouts.
Stalica and Condrad have helped make that happen as the team’s top two hitters and top two pitchers.
The highlight came April 14 when Stalica struck out a season-high 16 batters in a 4-0, one-hit shutout of Wallenpaupack.
The one-hitter was part of a three-game stretch in which Stalica struck out 30 while allowing just two hits in 13 innings.
Stalica leads the offense in batting average (.568), slugging percentage (1.054), on-base percentage (.692), home runs (five) and RBI (21). She is 9-2 as a pitcher with a 3.08 ERA and a 98-26, strikeout-to-walk ratio in 63 2/3 innings.
Condrad is second on the team with a .489 average, 17 RBI and six doubles. She has also been highly effective when used in the circle, going 4-0 with a 0.63 ERA and 37-6, walk-to-strikeout ratio in 22 1/3 innings.
Isabelle Wilmot and Cecelia O’Malley are batting .452 and .435.
Scranton Prep is 3-7 in the division and 4-10 overall.
Lackawanna Trail is 5-6 in Lackawanna Division 3 and 5-9 overall.
