The Tri-Valley Vikings will challenge the Lincoln Railsplitters at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Tri-Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Lincoln will be up against a hot Tri-Valley squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Vikings came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against Maroa-Forsyth.
Gretchen Wyant spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
Elle Fesler
| 05/10/25 @ Maroa-Forsyth | 4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Monticello | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Delavan | 3 |
| 05/02/25 vs Deer Creek-Mackinaw | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ Lexington | 2 |
On the hitting side, Tri-Valley let Paige Fesler and Elle Fesler run wild. Paige went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Elle went 4-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Elle a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Addie Phillips, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Tri-Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Lincoln's offense. They lost 10-0 to Mt. Zion on Thursday. The Railsplitters haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Tri-Valley's victory bumped their record up to 18-4-1. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.
Tri-Valley beat Lincoln 6-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Railsplitters turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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