Softball Preview: Valley Park Hawks vs. Nerinx Hall Markers
The Valley Park Hawks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Nerinx Hall Markers at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Nerinx Hall took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley Park, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Valley Park made easy work of Ursuline Academy and carried off a 13-3 victory.
Jaecie Bowen was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Bowen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jenna Chitwood, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Meghan Reinwald, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valley Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 36.3%.
Meanwhile, Nerinx Hall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 9-0 to Notre Dame.
Valley Park's win bumped their record up to 3-7-1. As for Nerinx Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Valley Park skirted past Nerinx Hall 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Valley Park repeat their success, or does Nerinx Hall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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