On Thursday, Tri-Valley faced Gayville-Volin in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tri-Valley Mustangs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gayville-Volin Raiders and snuck past 10-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tri-Valley.
For Gayville-Volin's part, Maia Achen led a balanced group of hitters, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Andrea Miller, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Tri-Valley's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6. As for Gayville-Volin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Tri-Valley will head out on the road to take on Lennox at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Tri-Valley is facing Lennox at the right time seeing as Lennox is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Gayville-Volin, they will be playing at home against Chamberlain at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Chamberlain is coming into the game with seven straight defeats on the road, meaning Gayville-Volin will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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