Softball Recap: Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute Comes Up Short

If Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute was riding high fresh off their 9-1 takedown of Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute fell just short of the Newell-Fonda Mustangs by a score of 5-4 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in June of 2023.

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Newell-Fonda, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute has already played their next contest, an 8-0 win against Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove on the 14th. As for Newell-Fonda, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 1-0 loss against Storm Lake on the 14th.