Lexington and Southern Valley/Alma are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Lexington Minutemen will challenge Southern Valley/Alma on Tuesday. Lexington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Lexington came up short against Gothenburg on Thursday, falling 14-2.
Marissa Oestreich made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southern Valley/Alma). They put the hurt on Chase County with a sharp 21-4 win on Thursday. Southern Valley/Alma might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Southern Valley/Alma, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Lexington suffered a grim 18-6 defeat to Southern Valley/Alma in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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