Softball Preview: Valley Center Hornets vs. Salina Central Mustangs
Valley Center is 5-0 against Salina Central since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Valley Center Hornets will be playing at home against the Salina Central Mustangs at 4:30 p.m.
Valley Center's season-opener last Tuesday wasn't quite what the team was looking for considering the end result. Neither they nor Maize could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, Salina Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Goddard by a score of 6-5.
Madilynn Crough was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Turpin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Everything went Valley Center's way against Salina Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Valley Center made off with a 14-0 win. Does Valley Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salina Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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