Softball Preview: Red Bluff Spartans vs. Pleasant Valley Vikings
Red Bluff is 1-9 against Pleasant Valley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Red Bluff Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the Pleasant Valley Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red Bluff will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Los Molinos on Saturday. Red Bluff came out on top against Los Molinos by a score of 11-7.
Mattison Kwarta made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kwarta has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kwarta was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Talina Bussell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Milan Daniels was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over Shasta. The win was familiar territory for Pleasant Valley who now have four in a row.
Red Bluff has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7-1 record this season. As for Pleasant Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
Red Bluff might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Pleasant Valley in their previous matchup on April 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pleasant Valley's Alissa Snipes, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Red Bluff knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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