The Cedar Valley Aviators will take on the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle in a tournament on Friday. Juan Diego Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cedar Valley, who comes in off a win.
Juan Diego Catholic will be up against a hot Cedar Valley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Cedar Valley put the hurt on Dixie with a sharp 17-2 victory on Thursday. Fans of the Aviators have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Cedar Valley got a massive performance out of Cleora Smith, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariah Hights, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Cedar Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .792. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dixie only posted an OBP of .400.
Meanwhile, Juan Diego Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Beaver on Thursday and fell 9-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Soaring Eagle in their meetings with the Beavers: they've now lost three in a row.
Olivia Jewkes was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Avie Hernandez was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Juan Diego Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Cedar Valley, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Cedar Valley's way against Juan Diego Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, as Cedar Valley made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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