After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mattoon, Okaw Valley was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans with a sharp 15-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Okaw Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lana Ashley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Ashley has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ashley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Maleyna Vanausdoll was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and a stolen base. Gracie Plummer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaylun Christenberry, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Okaw Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland], this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Okaw Valley will take on Cumberland at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland], they will be playing at home against Arthur-Okaw Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Arthur-Okaw Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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