Softball Game Preview: Tri-Valley Scotties vs. Coshocton Redskins

Tri-Valley is a perfect 3-0 against Coshocton since May of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Scotties will square off against the Redskins at 5:00 p.m. Tri-Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

Tri-Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 20-4 margin over River View on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Scotties in their matchups with the Black Bears: they've now won nine in a row.

Paiton Murphy

Doubles (Career)

04/15/25 vs River View	2
04/01/25 @ John Glenn	1
03/29/25 vs Indian Valley	1
03/27/25 vs Maysville	1

Paiton Murphy and Alivia Reffitt did most of the damage at the plate: Murphy went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Reffitt went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave Murphy a new career-high in doubles (two). Larsyn Holdsworth was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.

Tri-Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River View only posted a batting average of .318.

Meanwhile, Coshocton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Meadowbrook, falling 18-0.

Coshocton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Tri-Valley, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.

Tri-Valley took their victory against Coshocton in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 31-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Scotties since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.