Spring Valley is 2-8 against Cabell Midland since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Spring Valley Timberwolves will be staying on the road to face off against the Cabell Midland Knights at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spring Valley can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Capital 17-1.
Riley Hedrick made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Hedrick was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Spring Valley got a massive performance out of Laykin Adkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Layla Marshall, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cabell Midland waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Cougars.
Audrea Watts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, Cabell Midland let Ellie McCormill and Quinn Ballengee loose on the outfield. McCormill scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Ballengee went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Spring Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Cabell Midland, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Spring Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cabell Midland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Spring Valley suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Cabell Midland in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watts, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Spring Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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