Baseball Recap: Spring Valley Finds Home Field Redemption Against Westwood

There's no place like home for Spring Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Westwood Redhawks on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Parker Connolly looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.

Daniel Bledsoe

Doubles (Career)

04/03/25 vs Westwood	2
04/01/25 @ Westwood	1
03/01/25 vs Westside	1
02/28/25 @ Dreher	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daniel Bledsoe, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Andrew Kirby was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.

Spring Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Spring Valley's record now sits at 5-10. As for Westwood, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.

Spring Valley and Westwood could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings. The Vikings will square off against West Florence at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (136 vs. 12). Meanwhile, Westwood (ranked 135th) will meet Airport (ranked 28th) at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.