In what's become a running theme this season, Marais des Cygnes Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Horton Chargers with a sharp 20-3 win. While fans of Marais des Cygnes Valley might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
The team relied heavily on Akyra Traver, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five stolen bases, and six RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracen Stahl, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
On Horton's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobbi Becker, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Even though they lost, Horton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marais des Cygnes Valley didn't tossed any.
The victory (which was Marais des Cygnes Valley's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-8. As for Horton, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
Marais des Cygnes Valley will be playing at home against Olpe on Thursday. Marais des Cygnes Valley is facing Olpe at the right time seeing as Olpe is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Horton, they will head out on the road to challenge Oskaloosa at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oskaloosa is coming into the match with five straight wins at home, so Horton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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