Softball Preview: Villa Grove Blue Devils vs. Okaw Valley Timberwolves
The Villa Grove Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Okaw Valley Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Villa Grove will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Villa Grove put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Centennial 12-1. With that win, Villa Grove brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Villa Grove got a big performance out of Logan Lillard, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Hayden Thomas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Okaw Valley can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game in their second game on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Heyworth out 8-6. The victory was just what Okaw Valley needed coming off of an 11-1 defeat in their prior game.
The team relied heavily on Maleyna Vanausdoll, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Phelps, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Villa Grove's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10-1. As for Okaw Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Everything went Villa Grove's way against Okaw Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Villa Grove made off with an 18-0 win. Will Villa Grove repeat their success, or does Okaw Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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