The North Valleys Panthers will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Wooster Colts at 10:00 a.m. North Valleys will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
North Valleys stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They beat Truckee by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-1.
Brittney Byram made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Byram has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Byram was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lillian Lafontaine and Staci Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Lafontaine went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Davis went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a double. Lafontaine has been hot recently, having posted four or more RBI the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Karli Klein, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Meanwhile, Wooster owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Hug. That's two games straight that Wooster has won by exactly seven runs.
North Valleys' win bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Wooster, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-12.
North Valleys took their win against Wooster in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 7-0. Will North Valleys repeat their success, or does Wooster have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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