Baseball Recap: Spring Valley's Luck Changes for the Better on Friday

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Dutch Fork, Spring Valley was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Dreher Blue Devils with a sharp 10-4 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Jackson Williams and Jacob Smoak did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Smoak scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Spence, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Vikings

Batting Average

02/28/25 @ Dreher	40.9%
04/23/24 @ Clover	9.1%
04/22/24 vs Westwood	37%
04/19/24 vs Blythewood	25%
04/17/24 @ Blythewood	9.5%
+ 7 more games

Spring Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Spring Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3.

Looking ahead, Spring Valley will challenge Westside at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Westside's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Spring Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Dreher, they are taking a road trip to square off against White Knoll at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.