Midland Valley is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will venture away from home to face off against the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Midland Valley has three wins , while Gray Collegiate Academy has 28 dating back to last season).
If Midland Valley beats Gray Collegiate Academy with five runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Midland Valley didn't even let Carolina Forest on the board on Saturday, marking Midland Valley's second-straight 5-0 shutout.
Larue Hicks was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, she posted two strikeouts, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Hicks wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Macey Nelson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Gray Collegiate Academy's way against Dutch Fork on Tuesday as Gray Collegiate Academy made off with a 10-1 win. Fans of the War Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Aspen Boulware was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two triples, and three RBI. Kaley Anderson was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.
Gray Collegiate Academy pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.3 runs. As for Midland Valley, their record is now 3-0.
Midland Valley couldn't quite get it done against Gray Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2020 as they fell 7-3. Can Midland Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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