Softball Preview: River Valley Vikings vs. Fredericktown Freddies
River Valley is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Fredericktown is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The River Valley Vikings will take on the Fredericktown Freddies at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, River Valley came up short against Clear Fork and fell 7-3.
Lanie Wooten was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up seven earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Wooten has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wooten was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Wooten wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Woods, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Fredericktown had to settle for an 11-9 defeat against Danville on Thursday.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Fredericktown, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-3.
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