Softball Game Preview: Twin Valley Raiders vs. Fleetwood Tigers

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2025, 12:49pm

Softball Preview: Twin Valley Raiders vs. Fleetwood Tigers

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04/15/24 - Away10-2 W
03/31/21 - Home11-1 W
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Twin Valley is a perfect 9-0 against Fleetwood since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Raiders will square off against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Twin Valley is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.

Last Monday, Twin Valley got the win against Muhlenberg by a conclusive 14-1. Considering the Raiders have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Maggie Stoltzfus and Erin Cromwell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Stoltzfus tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Cromwell struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Stoltzfus scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Cromwell went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most runs Stoltzfus has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Twin Valley got a massive performance out of Ella Herbst, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alex Podehl, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.

Twin Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Fleetwood got themselves on the board against Reading on Monday, but Reading never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Red KNights. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by ten runs or more this season.

Twin Valley's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Fleetwood, their record now sits at 8-2.

Twin Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Fleetwood in their previous meeting on Thursday, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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