Softball Recap: Valley Park Hawks vs. Orchard Farm Eagles
Valley Park entered their tilt with Orchard Farm on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Orchard Farm Eagles with a sharp 18-8 win. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Jenna Chitwood, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Haylie Pratt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valley Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 33.2%.
Valley Park's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7-1. As for Orchard Farm, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Valley Park will host Lutheran South at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Orchard Farm, they will venture away from home to face off against Holt at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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