Crawford lost against Valley Mills last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Crawford fell just short of Valley Mills by a score of 11-9. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kade Smith
| 03/21/25 @ Valley Mills | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs Valley Mills | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Rosebud-Lott | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Kerens | 0 |
Easton Vannatta and Kade Smith did some serious damage despite the final result: Vannatta scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Smith scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Smith continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Denard, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Crawford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Crawford now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Valley Mills, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-7.
Crawford will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Bruceville-Eddy at 7:00 p.m. on April 8. As for Valley Mills, they will venture away from home to challenge Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.23 runs per game on average), something Valley Mills will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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