Softball Recap: Valmeyer picks up fifth straight win on the road

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 8:49pm

Softball Recap: Valmeyer Pirates vs. Sparta Bulldogs

Valmeyer can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let the Sparta Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Valmeyer sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.

Madilyn Huddleston made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Huddleston was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Valmeyer got a big performance out of Rylee Nagel, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brooke Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Valmeyer pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Sparta, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Valmeyer will be playing at home against Waterloo at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Sparta, they will head out on the road to take on Carlyle at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Carlyle has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

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