Softball Game Preview: Walker Valley Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 2:34am

Softball Preview: Walker Valley Mustangs vs. Cleveland Blue Raiders

Walker Valley and Cleveland are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but likely not for long. The Walker Valley Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Cleveland Blue Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Walker Valley: 2.4, Cleveland: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

On Tuesday, Walker Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cleveland 3-2.

Ryann Presswood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Alyssa Davenport was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.

Walker Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6-1 record this season. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 21-14.

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