River Valley is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while American Leadership Academy - West Foothills is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The River Valley Dust Devils will take on the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (River Valley: 3.7, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but River Valley had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against American Leadership Academy - West Foothills.
For American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' part, Lucy Burroughs made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off 14 hits. Burroughs has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Burroughs was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emily Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Mana Risati, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
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