Chaos in the Valley Castellani Walks It Off as No 1 Valley View Survives Pittston, 12-11
By: Justin Bradley | SportzWire | March 25, 2026 | Photo courtesy Justin Focus
If you showed up late… you missed a movie.
Down 8-3. Ace out early. Daylight fading.
And somehow..some way…the No. 1 team in District 2 reminded everyone exactly why.
Valley View stormed back and walked it off, stunning No. 8 Pittston 12-11 in a game that had everything.
This one had a postseason feel from the jump.
Pittston struck first behind a two-run shot from Samantha Herbert, but Valley View answered immediately, scratching across three runs to take an early lead.
Then came the swing.
The Patriots exploded for six runs in the second, flipping the game to an 8-3 advantage and forcing Valley View to adjust fast.
That adjustment? Turning to sophomore Grace Munley.
Thrown into a big moment early, Munley settled things down, holding Pittston to just three runs over the final innings while striking out six.
The game didn’t slow down, but Valley View stabilized.
And while Munley handled the circle, Abbi Call took over at the plate.
4-for-4.
5 RBIs.
2 home runs.
Including a massive three-run blast that kept the Cougars within reach.
Then came the spark.
With daylight fading, Maggie Hallett crushed a two-run homer to center in the sixth and you could feel everything shift.
Dugout alive. Energy flipped. Game on.
Bottom of the seventh. Down 11-10. Bases loaded.
Cora Castellani. She delivers.