Softball Preview: Valley Park Hawks vs. Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights
The Valley Park Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Valley Park will be strutting in after a victory while Incarnate Word Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Valley Park will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a seven-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Pacific on Thursday. Valley Park skirted past Pacific 8-6.
Adison Durbin made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Izabel Chittakhone was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Valley Park hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Incarnate Word Academy's offense. They lost 15-0 to Westminster Christian on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Red Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Valley Park's record is now 6-9-1. As for Incarnate Word Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
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