Softball Preview: Valley Park Hawks vs. Windsor Owls
The Valley Park Hawks will face off against the Windsor Owls at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Valley Park didn't have quite enough to beat Jefferson and fell 5-4.
Adison Durbin was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Durbin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jaecie Bowen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alivia Robison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Valley Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Windsor had to start their season on the road on Wednesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell just short of Northwest by a score of 5-3.
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