After flying high against Nelsonville-York last Friday, River Valley came back down to earth. The River Valley Raiders fell just short of the Portsmouth West Senators by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday.
For Portsmouth West's part, Kate Rollins was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Rollins has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rollins was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Myla Mead, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Kylee Mcleese was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
River Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Portsmouth West, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-7.
River Valley will look to defend their home field on Monday against Washington at 5:00 p.m. As for Portsmouth West, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 13-3 win vs. Valley on the 2nd.
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