The West Valley Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Pullman Greyhounds at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, West Valley turned things around against Rogers on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 23-7 margin over the Pirates. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pullman hadn't done well against Clarkston recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Greyhounds had just enough and edged out the Bantams 14-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Greyhounds have posted since March 25th.
Kinsey Rees made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rees was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Juliana Stewart and Taylor Cromie did most of the damage at the plate: Stewart went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Cromie went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Stewart a new career-high. Cori Stewart was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Pullman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Pullman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for West Valley, their record now sits at 4-8.
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