Softball Preview: Wray/Yuma Eagles vs. Valley Vikings
The Wray/Yuma Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Valley Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wray/Yuma is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, everything went Wray/Yuma's way against Chase County as Wray/Yuma made off with a 14-1 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by ten runs or more this season.
Ellie Oestman looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Wray/Yuma saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Gese Sanchez, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wray/Yuma always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Valley's offense. They lost 17-0 to University on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The win got Wray/Yuma back to even at 5-5-1. As for Valley, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wray/Yuma has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wray/Yuma might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Valley in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will Wray/Yuma have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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