South Aiken hasn't had much luck against Midland Valley recently, but that could start to change on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m.
South Aiken lost 10-3 to North Augusta last Thursday. The Thoroughbreds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Midland Valley came tearing into last Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fighting Green Hornets a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Mallorie Smith made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Addison Haltiwanger was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Bailey Seabolt was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Midland Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aiken only posted a batting average of .000.
South Aiken's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Midland Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
South Aiken might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Midland Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Thoroughbreds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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