River Valley won against North Baltimore in Saturday's first game with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again in Saturday's second game. The River Valley Vikings' pitcher stepped up to hand the North Baltimore Tigers a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for River Valley, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Lanie Wooten was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Wooten has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wooten was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Brooke Adams was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bentley Auld, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
River Valley pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for North Baltimore, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
River Valley is on the road again on Tuesday to play Marion Harding at 5:15 p.m. River Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Marion Harding's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Baltimore, they will head out on the road to face off against Waynesfield-Goshen at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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