Softball Preview: Mission Valley Vikings vs. Council Grove Braves
Mission Valley has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Council Grove Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mission Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Oskaloosa on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 7-6.
Corbi Tenpenny made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kyplee Jacobson, who went 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Even though they lost, Mission Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Council Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. Their tough 10-4 loss to Lyndon might stick with them for a while.
Marlee Gant was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Blosser, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Mission Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Council Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Mission Valley's way against Council Grove when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Mission Valley made off with a 9-2 win. Does Mission Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Council Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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