Lyons is 9-1 against Valley since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lyons Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lyons has three straight victories, Valley has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lyons' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over Skyview. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by eight runs or more this season.
Gretta Wynja was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Vasquez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ella White, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, while it was Valley who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Brush who put up more. Valley lost 12-5 to Brush. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Beetdiggers 1-0 in the first period.
Lyons is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Lyons was able to grind out a solid win over Valley when the teams last played last Tuesday, winning 7-2. Will Lyons repeat their success, or does Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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