Snake River is 0-10 against Marsh Valley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Snake River Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marsh Valley Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Snake River will stroll in with a four game home winning streak, but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the tenth matchup with Marsh Valley.
Snake River will head into Thursday's game eager for some revenge after what happened against Teton: Snake River managed to slip by Teton the last time these teams faced off, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Snake River lost 12-2 to Teton on Thursday.
Hailee Nash was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Marsh Valley's way against American Falls on Friday as Marsh Valley made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marsh Valley.
Shelby Scharfen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Scharfen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Scharfen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Marsh Valley got a massive performance out of Mya Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Paige Greenwell, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Snake River's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Marsh Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Snake River's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's match. Snake River has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Marsh Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Snake River continue to outrun the ball?
Snake River came up short against Marsh Valley in their previous meeting on April 10th, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scharfen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Snake River knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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