Dreher hasn't had much luck against Spring Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
After dropping their season opener at home, Spring Valley is headed out to face a Blue Devils team ready to give their home crowd a win. Dreher took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Central on Wednesday.
Rory McCormack spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley made easy work of Aiken on Wednesday and carried off a 13-7 win. Considering the Vikings have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mollie Lankford made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Lankford was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Allie Pritchard was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March of 2025. Another player making a difference was Riley Ropel, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Dreher suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Spring Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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