Softball Recap: Central Valley's Undefeated Season over After Three Games

Central Valley came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 14-8 to the Hopewell Vikings. The loss put an end to the Warriors' undefeated start to the season.

Lacey Aikens put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Aikens was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Aubrey Grater was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. Natalie Iannessa was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Having lost for the first time this season, Central Valley fell to 2-1. As for Hopewell, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Looking ahead, Central Valley will welcome Beaver at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hopewell, they will head out to challenge Moon Area at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopewell's pitchers better be ready for this one: Moon Area has averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.