The Vilonia Eagles will take on the Valley View Blazers on Thursday. Vilonia will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Vilonia gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against North Little Rock as Vilonia made off with an 11-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Valley View had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 5-1.
Riley Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ellie Dawson was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Racey Talley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Vilonia's win bumped their record up to 18-11. As for Valley View, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
Vilonia came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley View in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 9-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vilonia 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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