Lakewood won the last time they faced River Valley, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Lakewood Lancers had just enough and edged the River Valley Vikings out 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lakewood.
For River Valley's part, Lanie Wooten put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Wooten was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Samantha Woods made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Fowler, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Lakewood's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for River Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-7.
Lakewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River Valley, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Clear Fork at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Clear Fork is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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