The River Valley Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Clear Fork Colts at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. River Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, River Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Galion 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for River Valley.
Samantha Woods was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Addison Braun, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Clear Fork put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Highland with a sharp 9-3 win.
The team relied heavily on Melodie Blubaugh, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailly Thrush, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Clear Fork, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. River Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Clear Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
River Valley took their win against Clear Fork when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for River 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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