Softball Game Preview: American Falls Beavers vs. Marsh Valley Eagles

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2024, 7:10am

Softball Preview: American Falls Beavers vs. Marsh Valley Eagles

American Falls is 0-10 against Marsh Valley since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The American Falls Beavers will head out on the road to square off against the Marsh Valley Eagles at 4:00 p.m.

American Falls is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Snake River by a score of 8-6.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Marsh Valley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bear Lake on Thursday. Marsh Valley's pitchers stepped up to hand Bear Lake a 15-0 shutout. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Marsh Valley yet this season.

American Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Marsh Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.

American Falls suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Marsh Valley in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marsh Valley's Shelby Scharfen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that American Falls knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.

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