The Basic Wolves will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Spring Valley Grizzlies at 12:30 p.m. Basic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Basic heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Saturday. They lost 8-2 to Desert Oasis. The defeat continues a trend for Basic in their matchups with Desert Oasis: they've now lost four in a row.
Basic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Halley Redd, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Spring Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against Foothill as Spring Valley made off with a 19-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Spring Valley.
Spring Valley let Aubree Holcombe and Emily Makis loose on the outfield. Holcombe scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Makis scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isabella Lenahan, who scored four runs while going 3-for-3.
Basic's loss dropped their record down to 21-7. As for Spring Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-15 record this season.
Thursday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Basic hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .377. However, it's not like Spring Valley struggles in that department as they've averaged .381. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Basic took their victory against Spring Valley in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 13-0. Will Basic repeat their success, or does Spring Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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