Softball Preview: Valley Vikings vs. Wray/Yuma Eagles
The Valley Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Wray/Yuma Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against University on Tuesday. They lost 17-0 to the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Wray/Yuma got the win against Chase County on Tuesday by a conclusive 14-1. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Ellie Oestman looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Wray/Yuma saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Maggard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wray/Yuma always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Wray/Yuma, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-5-1.
Wray/Yuma's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Wray/Yuma, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Valley's hitters?
Valley took their win against Wray/Yuma in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 14-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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