The Zanesville Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Tri-Valley Scotties at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Zanesville has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Tri-Valley will arrive with four straight wins.
Zanesville fell victim to Cambridge and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 17-0 to the Bobcats.
Zanesville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Thacker, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley beat Meadowbrook 8-5 on Friday.
Paiton Murphy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Delaney Bell and Alivia Reffitt did most of the damage at the plate: Bell went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Reffitt went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Tri-Valley pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Zanesville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
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