The Valwood Valiants will square off against the Clinch County Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valwood took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They blew past Crisp Academy 12-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Valiants considering their one-run performance the match before.
The team relied heavily on Abi Brooks, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. That triple marked the first that she's hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Haidi Vu, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
While Clinch County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Atkinson County 4-3.
The win got Valwood back to even at 2-2. As for Clinch County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
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