There's no place like home for Midland Valley, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the North Augusta Yellow Jackets on Wednesday. This was a revenge match for Midland Valley, as the team was forced to settle for a 12-7 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Larue Hicks made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hicks was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Karley Bedenbaugh looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Mallorie Smith and Anslee Heath did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Heath went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Addison Haltiwanger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On North Augusta's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carley Penvose, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Midland Valley's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for North Augusta, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Midland Valley will head out on the road to challenge North Augusta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (North Augusta: 2.9, Midland Valley: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Augusta, they will head out on the road to take on Airport at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Augusta is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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