Round Valley is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while Santa Cruz Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Round Valley Elks will take on the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Round Valley can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 25-5 margin over St. John Paul II Catholic. Round Valley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cortnee Baca made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Baca has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Baca was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, Round Valley got a massive performance out of Brenli Haws, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Skylar Hevener was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Kingman Academy 5-3.
Round Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
Everything went Round Valley's way against Santa Cruz Valley in their previous matchup on April 3rd as Round Valley made off with an 11-5 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Santa Cruz Valley's Layla Brown, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Round Valley still be able to contain Brown? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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