If Shades Valley was riding high off their 14-3 takedown of Pinson Valley back in March, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shades Valley Mounties wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-2 walloping at the hands of the Homewood Patriots on Thursday. Shades Valley has not had much luck with Homewood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Carleigh Blackwell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Shades Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Homewood, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Shades Valley will head out on the road to square off against Leeds at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Leeds is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season. As for Homewood, they will stay at home for another game and welcome St. Clair County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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