The Mountain Valley Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Oak Hill Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Tuesday, Mountain Valley made easy work of Telstar and carried off a 21-8 victory. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won six matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Layce Boucher
| 05/27/25 @ Telstar | 4 |
| 05/14/25 @ Mount Abram | 3 |
| 05/05/25 vs St. Dominic | 3 |
| 04/28/25 @ Madison | 2 |
| 05/20/25 @ Monmouth Academy | 1 |
Layce Boucher was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ali Mazza, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Mountain Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Oak Hill got the win against Madison on Monday by a conclusive 12-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Izzy Whitaker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Whitaker was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Sydney Wood was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Olivia French was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs.
Mountain Valley's record is now 9-4. As for Oak Hill, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Mountain Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Hill in their previous meeting back in April, winning 11-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
