The Valley Vikings will face off against the Knoch Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 12 straight losses, while Knoch will come in with 13 straight victories.
Monday just wasn't the day for Valley's offense. They came up short against Greensburg Salem on Monday, falling 14-0.
Meanwhile, Knoch never let their opponents score on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Highlands. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Marlee Fraser, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Highlands off the board. Fraser has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, McKenna Jones was excellent, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Emersyn Jones was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Knoch pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Valley suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Knoch in their previous matchup on April 4th. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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