If Valley was riding high off their 20-8 takedown of Paden City last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Valley Lumberjacks suffered a tough 18-9 loss at the hands of the Tyler Knights on Tuesday. Valley has struggled against Tyler recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
For Tyler's part, McKenzie Utt looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Tyler got a massive performance out of Lexus Rocchio, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Riffle, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Tyler, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Valley by a score of 14-1 later that day.
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