Softball Preview: River Valley Raiders vs. Alexander Spartans
River Valley is 6-1 against Alexander since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The River Valley Raiders will be staying on the road to face off against the Alexander Spartans at 5:00 p.m. River Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Alexander's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
River Valley will head into Monday's match having proved themselves against Belpre: River Valley took a ten-point defeat the last time they faced off against Belpre, but they managed to turn things around on Monday. River Valley skirted past Belpre 3-1.
Meanwhile, Alexander had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Nelsonville-York by a score of 16-12 on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Alexander needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Kaylee Hudnall was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Micaela Moat, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
River Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Alexander, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3-1.
Everything went River Valley's way against Alexander in their previous matchup on April 1st as River Valley made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for River 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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