It was a good run, but River Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 8-1 loss at the hands of the Shelby Whippets. River Valley was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the six contests prior) but Shelby's pitcher proved too tough.
Lanie Wooten spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, River Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Woods, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Shelby's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lexi Booker gave up only one earned run on seven hits.
At the plate, Mallary Gundrum was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Kendal Parsons was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Shelby, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
While River Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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