The Valley View Blazers will face off against the Harding Academy Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Valley View is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Valley View's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Memphis with a sharp 15-0 victory. Considering the Blazers have won three games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
West Memphis' batters probably weren't too happy with Aubrey Burton, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (she gave up a single walk).
Mackenzie Whitlock
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At the plate, Valley View got a massive performance out of Mackenzie Whitlock, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Whitlock a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Ellis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Valley View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Memphis only posted an OBP of .100.
Meanwhile, Harding Academy had to kick off their season on the road on March 3rd, but they showed no ill effects. They had just enough and edged out Des Arc 2-1.
Valley View pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Harding Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Valley View came out on top in a nail-biter against Harding Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Does Valley View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harding Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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