The Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Horton Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marais des Cygnes Valley has three straight wins, Horton has 30 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Marais des Cygnes Valley can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against Oswego as Marais des Cygnes Valley made off with a 17-7 victory.
Marais des Cygnes Valley got a massive performance out of Akyra Traver, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Traver is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracen Stahl, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Horton scored the most runs they've had all season last Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 16-13 to Atchison County. Even if Horton couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Alexis Becker made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Laila Pahmahmie was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Horton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Marais des Cygnes Valley's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Horton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Horton's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Marais des Cygnes Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .348. It's a different story for Horton, though, as they've only averaged .209. Will they be able to contain Marais des Cygnes Valley's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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