The River Valley Blackhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Dodgeville Dodgers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, River Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Lancaster. The victory made it back-to-back wins for River Valley.
Meanwhile, Dodgeville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Blackhawks 11-9.
Kayla Brom was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Olivia Forsyth, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
River Valley pushed their record up to 6-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Dodgeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6-1 record this season.
River Valley skirted past Dodgeville 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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