Shelby put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past the River Valley Vikings 8-1. This was payback for Shelby, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lexi Booker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mallary Gundrum, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kendal Parsons, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On River Valley's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lanie Wooten gave up three earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits. Wooten has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, River Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Woods, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Shelby pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Shelby will have a chance to go back-to-back against River Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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