Spring Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their tough 12-3 loss to the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Spring Valley has lost by exactly nine runs.
Spring Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden W, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Fort Mill's side, they got a great performance from Rayce Buskirk as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Buskirk has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, John Dober was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Josh Patterson, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Spring Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Fort Mill, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Spring Valley will be playing at home against Blythewood at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Blythewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Fort Mill, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Nation Ford at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Nation Ford sitting on three straight wins and Fort Mill on four.
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