Vikings
| 03/27/25 @ Ridge View | 14 |
| 02/28/25 @ Dreher | 10 |
| 03/25/25 vs Ridge View | 8 |
| 03/02/25 @ White Knoll | 6 |
| 03/21/25 @ West Florence | 3 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spring Valley). Everything went their way against the Ridge View Blazers on Thursday as Spring Valley made off with a 14-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Daniel Bledsoe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Spring Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-7 otherwise. Bledsoe was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Williams, who scored five runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Spring Valley is undefeated when Williams posts two or more runs, but 0-8 otherwise. Dylan Redden was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Spring Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .610. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Spring Valley's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8. As for Ridge View, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Spring Valley and Ridge View could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings. Spring Valley will challenge Dutch Fork at 6:30 p.m. on Friday down 103 places (130 vs. 27). Meanwhile, Ridge View (ranked 208th) will meet Lugoff-Elgin (ranked 43rd) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
