Softball Game Preview: Kankakee Valley Takes on Culver Academies

By Team Reports May 22, 2024, 2:32am

Softball Preview: Kankakee Valley Kougars vs. Culver Academies Eagles

The Kankakee Valley Kougars are on the road again on Thursday to play the Culver Academies Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Kankakee Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

Kankakee Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 20-0 margin over Glenn. Kankakee Valley might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by nine runs or more this season.

Kyli Page was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Danielle Gidley was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI.

Meanwhile, Culver Academies was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 9-2 to Plymouth. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Culver Academies couldn't push the score so high this time.

The victory got Kankakee Valley back to even at 13-13. As for Culver Academies, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.

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