Hesston won the last time they faced Smoky Valley and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Swathers put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 17-2 win. Considering the Swathers have won four matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emma Gudeman
| 04/08/25 vs Smoky Valley | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Hillsboro | 2 |
| 04/19/24 @ Lyons | 2 |
| 04/05/24 vs Larned | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Liberal | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Emma Gudeman, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Elyse Griffin, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Hesston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .767. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The victory made it two in a row for Hesston and bumps their season record up to 5-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Smoky Valley, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Hesston has already played their next contest, a 13-3 victory against Larned on the 11th. As for Smoky Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 17-6 win against Hillsboro on the 11th.
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