The River Valley Blackhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Dodgeville Dodgers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
River Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Auburndale just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 11-3 to the Apaches.
Meanwhile, Dodgeville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Hillmen.
Ava Lord made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lord was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Brienna Wasley looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Ryleigh Grunenwald and Tommi Crubaugh did most of the damage at the plate: Grunenwald scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Crubaugh went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Rylee Forsyth was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
River Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Dodgeville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6-1 record this season.
River Valley skirted past Dodgeville 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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