Cedar Valley had to endure  a  three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They won by a  run and slipped past the Copper Hills Grizzlies  4-3. The  win was just what Cedar Valley needed coming off of  a  15-0 defeat in their prior  game.
  Catharina Underwood made a big impact no matter where she played. She  tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned  (and one unearned) runs off   six  hits. Underwood was also big at the plate,  going 1-for-4 with a  home run and three  RBI.
 Underwood wasn't  the only one making solid contact as  five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was  Mindy Ward, who  scored a  run while going 2-for-4.
 On Copper Hills' side,  Kennedy Jennings spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned  (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. Jennings has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't  pitched less than six  innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
 At the plate,  Emery Bishop and  Clarissa Hotton stepped up to the plate in a big way.  Bishop  scored a  run while  getting on base  in all four of her plate appearances, while  Hotton  scored a  run while going 2-for-4.
 Cedar Valley's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Copper Hills, they have  traveled a rocky road recently having  lost three of their last four matches,  which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record  this season.
 Cedar Valley will  take on Salem Hills at 3:30  p.m.  on Tuesday. Cedar Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4  runs per game  this season. As for Copper Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverton at 3:30  p.m.  on Tuesday. Riverton will roll in looking for their  fourth straight  win, something Copper Hills surely won't give up without a fight.
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