High school softball blowout has tempers flaring on Twitter

Twitter is mad at a Pennsylvania high school softball team for running up the score

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When you think of passionate fan bases and intense rivalries in sports, your mind immediately turns to Pennsylvania high school softball, and the latest game between Perkiomen Valley and Pottstown just proves that cliché to be true.

The Vikings of Perkiomen Valley put up a 47–0 lead on Pottstown in just three innings before the slaughter rule went into effect, and some Twitter users are not happy with the high-scoring affair.

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@Samuel_Stewart7 @PaPrepLive PV should be embarrassed by running up the score like that. That is disgraceful. HC in the hall of shame.

— Thomas Murphy (@murphy_thom) April 13, 2016

What a disgrace...Classic pv https://t.co/eqzVsaGZjW

— Frankie Guinan (@18fguinan) April 13, 2016

Pottsville will look for redemption on Friday against Phoenixville while Perkiomen Valley seeks to continue its hot streak against Methacton on April 18.

[PA Prep]