Softball Recap: Ridge View falls despite strong effort from Tyra Robinson

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 12:45am

Softball Recap: Ridge View Blazers vs. Spring Valley Vikings

Ridge View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 16-4 to the Spring Valley Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Ridge View of the 15-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2022.

Tyra Robinson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Helena Wright, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.

On Spring Valley's side, Emma Wargel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.

At the plate, Eryn Wright was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dahlia Nora, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Ridge View's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Spring Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8-1.

Ridge View will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against A.C. Flora at 7:15 p.m. As for Spring Valley, they are on the road again on Friday to play Blythewood at 7:30 p.m. Spring Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

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