The Emporia Spartans will be playing at home against the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Emporia will be strutting in after a victory while Blue Valley Southwest will be coming in after a defeat.
Emporia took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Life Prep.
Alivia Anno was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Anno has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Anno was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Addison Kirmer was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Maedeen McClure was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Southwest entered their contest against Blue Valley on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Blue Valley Southwest lost 14-6 to Blue Valley.
Emporia pushed their record up to 6-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Blue Valley Southwest, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5-1.
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