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LHS Softball: Peslak's Pitching and Hits Lift Lancers

The Livingston girls softball team enjoys a big win against Chatham.

The Livingston High School Softball team had a big win against Chatham Tuesday afternoon. The Lancers Toppled the Cougars 4-0.


1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Total Chatham (10-3)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Livingston (8-5)
0 0 0 1 0 3 x 4

IN SHORT
Unrelenting defense on both sides kept the game scoreless through the fourth. However, a game-changing single from Jess Peslak put Livingston's first point on the board. The Lancers would drive in three more runs in the sixth, and their tight defending prevented Chatham from scoring any runs.

LANCER OF THE GAME
Jess Peslak—
The sophomore pitcher stayed on the mound the entire game, striking out eight. Peslak also knocked in the first two runs of the game.

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OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES
Rachel Wasliak (Livingston), one RBI and one stolen base; Reid Singer (Livingston), one single, one RBI with a double; Alex Bell (Livingston), one single, one stolen base.

THEY SAID IT

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"We’ve had a tough week; last week we lost three out of four, and all three were conference losses. We know how tough Chatham is -- they’re a good Morris County team. We had to play a solid defense for us to win, and we had solid pitching. It was a good win.”–Head Coach Jason Daily

Up Next—Caldwell on Friday at 4:00 p.m. at Caldwell High School.

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