After flying high against Elmwood/Plum City on Monday, Spring Valley came back down to earth. The Cardinals fell just short of the Glenwood City Hilltoppers by a score of 12-11 on Tuesday. The Cardinals have struggled against the Hilltoppers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Willow Timm
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Willow Timm stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kemri Schlegel, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Spring Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Glenwood City, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-12 and their overall record up to 2-14.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Spring Valley is set to challenge their familiar foe Durand-Arkansaw at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Glenwood City will take on rival Boyceville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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