Prior Lake won the last time they faced Apple Valley, and things went their way on Friday too. The Prior Lake Lakers had just enough and edged the Apple Valley Eagles out 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Prior Lake.
For Apple Valley's part, Aliyah Passmore put in work no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Passmore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Passmore was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Ginny Gores made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Amelia Duran was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Prior Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Apple Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
Prior Lake didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 win vs. Minnetonka on the 11th. As for Apple Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Burnsville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Apple Valley is facing Burnsville at the right time seeing as Burnsville is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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