
Dons
05/06/25 vs San Ramon Valley | 4 |
05/01/25 vs Dublin | 18 |
04/29/25 vs Carondelet | 14 |
04/24/25 @ Dougherty Valley | 8 |
04/23/25 @ James Logan | 10 |
+ 18 more games |
The Amador Valley Dons are taking a road trip to square off against the Foothill Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Amador Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Amador Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against San Ramon Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 5-4.
Kaylee Davis spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on nine hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Amador Valley saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenna Charbonneau, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Hailey Neves also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Foothill fell victim to Carondelet and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Cougars. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Falcons, who until this contest were averaging 3.85 runs allowed.
Amador Valley has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Amador Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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