The Fort Thomas Apaches will challenge the Valley Union Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Thomas has three straight victories, Valley Union has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fort Thomas is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Baboquivari with a sharp 23-6 win on Tuesday.
Tawnee Jones and Kinlee Pearson did most of the damage at the plate: Jones got on base in all four of her plate appearances with six stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Pearson got on base in all four of her plate appearances with six stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Pearson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyica Sanchez, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Fort Thomas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .806. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Valley Union fell victim to St. David and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 29-0. The shutout was out of character for the Blue Devils seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Fort Thomas' victory bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Valley Union, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Fort Thomas couldn't quite finish off Valley Union in their previous meeting back in March and fell 13-11. Will the Apaches have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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