Softball Preview: Highland Fighting Scots vs. River Valley Vikings
The Highland Fighting Scots will be playing in front of their home fans against the River Valley Vikings at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Highland earned a 9-6 win over Marion Harding. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Highland.
Kelsey Munday tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maddy Stuckman, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaymi Lewis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, River Valley waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Presidents onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Lanie Wooten made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Wooten was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Wooten wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sidney Street, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Highland pushed their record up to 4-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for River Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Highland hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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