Softball Preview: Eagle Valley Devils vs. Valley Vikings
Eagle Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Valley Vikings at 11:00 a.m. Eagle Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Eagle Valley lost 9-3 to Palisade on Wednesday. The match marked the Devils' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Eagle Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellia Blakey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Allie Braun, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Valley got the win against Basalt on Friday by a conclusive 15-9. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Valley got a massive performance out of Jackie Gonzalez, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jennie Doolittle, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Basalt only posted an OBP of .343.
Eagle Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Eagle Valley has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Valley, though, as they've been averaging 15.1. Given Eagle Valley's sizable advantage in that area, Valley will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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