Softball Preview: Valley View Spartans vs. Waynesville Spartans
Valley View is 0-3 against Waynesville since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Valley View Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Waynesville Spartans at 5:00 p.m.
Valley View is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 13-1 loss at the hands of Carlisle.
Meanwhile, Waynesville had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mohawks and snuck past 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for Waynesville as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Amanda Tudela spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ava Hallows, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kylie Bailey, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Valley View's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Waynesville, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Valley View suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Waynesville when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Valley View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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