Marsh Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Green Canyon Wolves with a sharp 14-1 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Marsh Valley has managed all season.
Shelby Scharfen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Scharfen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Olivia Campbell was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and an RBI. Morgan Ketner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Green Canyon's side, Kylie Olson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run.
Marsh Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Green Canyon, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Marsh Valley will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Preston at 4:00 p.m. Preston has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.6 runs per game on average), something Marsh Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Green Canyon, they will challenge Malad at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Green Canyon has given up an average of 11 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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