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| 05/09/24 - Home | 17-1 W |
| 05/01/24 - Home | 7-2 W |
| 04/26/24 - Away | 13-0 W |
| 05/03/23 - Away | 22-0 W |
| 04/27/22 - Home | 10-3 W |
| + 3 more games |
Tri-Village is a perfect 8-0 against Twin Valley South since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Patriots will square off against the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tri-Village has 21 straight wins, Twin Valley South has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tri-Village will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Preble Shawnee, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Patriots put the hurt on the Arrows with a sharp 18-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 12 contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Tri-Village got a great performance from Elizabeth Poling as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Poling has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Greer, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Hailey Burk was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Tri-Village was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Twin Valley South didn't have quite enough to beat Fairlawn on Monday and fell 8-7.
Maci Arndts made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Adisen Johnson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
Tri-Village's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Twin Valley South, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Twin Valley South's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Tri-Village has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Twin Valley South, though, as they've been averaging 9.9 hits. Given Tri-Village's sizable advantage in that area, the Panthers will need to find a way to close that gap.
Tri-Village took their win against Twin Valley South in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 17-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
