The Salt Fork Storm will head out to square off against the Westville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Salt Fork comes in on eight and Westville on 11.
Salt Fork gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 9-7.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Westville duked it out with Normal West on Wednesday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Wildcats. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Taylor Valangeon made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Madison Jones was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, five RBI, and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Daylin Zaayer, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Westville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in 23 consecutive games.
Westville pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs over those games. As for Salt Fork, their record is now 17-3.
Salt Fork might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Westville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Storm avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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