The Tri-Valley Scotties will face off against the Licking Valley Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Tri-Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Tri-Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Coshocton a 37-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Scotties, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Ashlyn Davis and Paiton Murphy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Davis tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Murphy pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Davis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. At bat, Davis went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Murphy went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Those two runs gave Davis a new career-high.
Delaney Bell
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Delaney Bell, who got on base in all six of her plate appearances with one home run, six runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (three). Gerren Mathews was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four runs, five RBI, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Licking Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mt. Vernon.
Tri-Valley pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs over those games. As for Licking Valley, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 6-3.
Tri-Valley took their victory against Licking Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-7 score. Will the Scotties repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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