The Valley Mills Eagles will square off against the Moody Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Valley Mills' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bruceville-Eddy as they made off with a 15-0 win. The victory continues a trend for Valley Mills in their matchups with Bruceville-Eddy: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Moody, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over Bruceville-Eddy on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bearcats, who have now won eight matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Shelby Slaughter made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Elanna Edwards was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2025. Serenity Cortez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Moody was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Valley Mills' win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Moody, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11-2.
Valley Mills suffered a grim 21-6 defeat to Moody when the teams last played back in March. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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