For the second straight game, Spring Valley will face off against West Ashley. The Vikings will welcome the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Spring Valley heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of West Ashley by a score of 5-4. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For West Ashley's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Painter, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave Painter a new career-high.
West Ashley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spring Valley struck out nine times.
West Ashley pushed their record up to 11-17 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Spring Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.
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