The Lennox Orioles will be playing at home against the Tri-Valley Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Lennox is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Beresford by a score of 12-10. That's two games in a row now that Lennox has lost by exactly two runs.
Ahleeya Nicolac made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Hailey Seelen was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Lennox didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beresford only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley faced Gayville-Volin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Tri-Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Gayville-Volin and snuck past 10-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tri-Valley.
Lennox's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Tri-Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
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