The Spring Valley Vikings will take on the West Florence Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Spring Valley will be strutting in after a win while West Florence will be coming in after a loss.
Spring Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Westwood 13-3. Considering the Vikings have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Parker Connolly
| 04/03/25 vs Westwood | 0 |
| 03/25/25 vs Ridge View | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Blythewood | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Sumter | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Westside | 1 |
Parker Connolly looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daniel Bledsoe, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Andrew Kirby, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Spring Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, West Florence faced Blythewood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Knights came up short against the Bengals, falling 13-0. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Knights, who until this contest were averaging 3.93 runs allowed.
West Florence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Haynes, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Spring Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for West Florence, their defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3.
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