Vikings
| 04/15/25 vs Marion Harding | 31 |
| 04/12/25 @ Elgin | 18 |
| 03/26/25 @ Granville | 14 |
| 04/10/25 @ Pleasant | 12 |
| 03/22/25 vs Pickerington Central | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask River Valley). They put the hurt on the Marion Harding Presidents with a sharp 31-0 win on Tuesday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Presidents recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Kylie Eastep made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Olivia Spires was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five runs, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Braun, who went 4-for-6 with four runs and four RBI.
River Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .694. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marion Harding only posted an OBP of .111.
River Valley pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Marion Harding, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: River Valley beat the Presidents by a score of 11-0 on Wednesday.
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