Happy Valley fell victim to Elizabethton and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Happy Valley in their matchups with Elizabethton: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Elizabethton's part, Mollie Johnson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lela Byrd, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Sadie Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Happy Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Elizabethton, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Happy Valley will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against West Greene at 5:00 p.m. As for Elizabethton, they will head out on the road to face off against Sullivan East at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
