The Springs Valley Blackhawks will head out to square off against the Borden Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Springs Valley is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Springs Valley fell victim to North Daviess and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0.
Lily Hickman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Springs Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marissa Marshall, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Borden let Christian Academy stack four runs on them in the third inning on Tuesday but luckily Borden prevailed anyway. The Braves won by a run and slipped past the Warriors 6-5. The Braves haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
AJ Mallard was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Alayna Martin, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Springs Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Borden, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Springs Valley couldn't quite finish off Borden in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can the Blackhawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
