Softball Game Preview: Reeltown Rebels vs. Valley Rams

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Previous Games

04/20/24 - Home	5-9 L
04/20/24 - Home	2-9 L
04/16/24 - Away	11-7 W
03/14/24 - Home	17-2 W
04/19/22 - Home	3-11 L
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Reeltown and Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but likely not for long. The Rebels will welcome the Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Reeltown will be strutting in after a victory while Valley will be coming in after a defeat.

Reeltown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Loachapoka get on the board and left with a 19-0 win on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rebels considering their one-run performance the match before.

Crisdan Dunn made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, Maddie Stockdale was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Lainey Pattilo was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.

Reeltown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .852. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 10-3 to Eufaula.

Reeltown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.

Reeltown came up short against Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 9-5. Can the Rebels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.