Mid Valley waltzed into their contest on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They never let the Western Wayne Wildcats onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Mid Valley, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Ava Hazelton's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mid Valley got a massive performance out of Elise Larson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Chiara Zavislak was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Mid Valley pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Western Wayne, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mid Valley will square off against Lakeland at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mid Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Western Wayne, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Holy Cross at 4:30 p.m. Holy Cross' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Western Wayne's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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