Softball Preview: Blacklick Valley Vikings vs. North Star Cougars
Blacklick Valley is 8-2 against North Star since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Blacklick Valley Vikings will head out on the road to take on the North Star Cougars at 4:15 p.m. Blacklick Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Blacklick Valley had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Bishop Carroll. Blacklick Valley has struggled against Bishop Carroll recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Paige Kelley was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Nedrich, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, North Star is still looking for their first win of the season after four matches. Their rough 15-1 defeat to Shade on Monday might stick with them for a while.
Blacklick Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for North Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Blacklick Valley couldn't quite finish off North Star in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Blacklick Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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