Eagle Valley entered their tilt with Delta on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Delta Panthers out 13-12. For the Devils, this counts as revenge for the 17-0 loss the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Abby Talbot, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and five RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Ellia Blakey, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eagle Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in nine consecutive matchups.
Eagle Valley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Delta, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7.
Eagle Valley's road trip will continue as they head out to face Rifle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rifle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Delta, they will welcome Basalt at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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