Softball Preview: Dreher Blue Devils vs. Spring Valley Vikings
Dreher is 0-3 against Spring Valley since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Dreher Blue Devils have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Spring Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Dreher is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Dreher will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Lower Richland on Tuesday. Dreher was the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over Lower Richland. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Dreher's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Anna Coates was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Coates was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dreher let Ariyanna Hughes and Halayna Sumter loose on the outfield. Hughes scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Sumter scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Berkeley McCants, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-0 walloping at the hands of Nation Ford.
Dreher's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Spring Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Dreher has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Spring Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Dreher suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Spring Valley in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spring Valley's Dahlia Nora, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Now that Dreher knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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