Marsh Valley's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Snake River Panthers 8-7. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
Maddy Bartschi
| 04/10/26 @ Snake River | 4 |
| 03/26/26 vs South Fremont | 3 |
| 03/20/26 @ Wendell | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs Snake River | 3 |
| 03/31/26 vs Sugar-Salem | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Maddy Bartschi, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Olivia Campbell, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Marsh Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Snake River only posted a batting average of .312.
Marsh Valley's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 5-10-1. As for Snake River, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-11.
Coming up, Marsh Valley is taking a road trip to square off against South Fremont at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.76 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Snake River, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against American Falls at 4:00 p.m. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Beavers have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season.
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