Softball Recap: Cedar Valley Aviators vs. American Fork Cavemen
In what's become a running theme this season, Cedar Valley gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let the American Fork Cavemen onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Give Cedar Valley's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Catharina Underwood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Underwood has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Underwood was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a triple and a double.
In other batting news, Jeslyn Collins was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mindy Ward, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Cedar Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for American Fork, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cedar Valley will take on Springville at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Springville: 2.2, Cedar Valley: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for American Fork, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Skyridge at 3:30 p.m. on April 9th.
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