West Canada Valley is 8-1 against Hamilton since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The West Canada Valley Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Hamilton Emerald Knights at 4:30 p.m. West Canada Valley is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
West Canada Valley will head into Saturday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Saturday after soaring to a eight-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Herkimer by a score of 10-8. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs West Canada Valley has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Hamilton won against Adirondack on Monday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Hamilton came out on top against Adirondack by a score of 4-1.
Ellie Freeth made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Freeth has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Freeth was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rhiannon Murray, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
West Canada Valley's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Hamilton, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
West Canada Valley took their victory against Hamilton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Canada Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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