Yuba City won the last time they faced River Valley, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Yuba City Honkers skirted past the River Valley Falcons 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Yuba City.
Tori Hernandez spent all 11 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Yuba City's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Drew McDonald, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On River Valley's side, they also let their pitcher toss all 11 innings and she was also dialed-in: Payton Smith gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those 11 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
Even though they lost, River Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yuba City only tossed six.
Yuba City's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for River Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Yuba City will look to defend their home field on Monday against Wheatland at 4:00 p.m. Yuba City's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Wheatland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for River Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Roseville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roseville will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something River Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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