Softball Preview: Panther Valley Panthers vs. Tri-Valley Bulldogs
Panther Valley is 0-4 against Tri-Valley since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Panther Valley Panthers will be playing at home against the Tri-Valley Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Panther Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Nativity BVM. The win made it back-to-back victories for Panther Valley.
Janessa Prudente made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Prudente has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Prudente was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Mikayla Yuricheck was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Myla Krapf, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Battlin' Miners as they made off with an 11-1 victory.
Panther Valley's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Tri-Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Panther Valley suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Tri-Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Panther Valley, Brittany Rice (who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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