Sugar Valley Rural is 0-8 against Bucktail since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bucktail Bucks at 4:30 p.m. Bucktail took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sugar Valley Rural, who comes in off a win.
Sugar Valley Rural is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-1 margin over Benton on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sugar Valley Rural considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Dakota Holdren made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Holdren has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holdren was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cheyenne Weaver was a standout: she scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Olivia Johnson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Bucktail lost 10-1 to West Branch on Monday. Bucktail has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bucktail saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eva Sockman, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Sugar Valley Rural's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for Bucktail, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
Sugar Valley Rural suffered a grim 22-1 defeat to Bucktail in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Sugar Valley Rural, Haley Burrows (who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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