Southern Valley/Alma are taking a road trip to challenge the Highway 6 Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Valley/Alma is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Southern Valley/Alma finally turned things around against Ord on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Chanticleers out 8-7.
Highway 6 never got on the board in their matchup last Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Gothenburg last Thursday. They put the hurt on the Swedes with a sharp 16-0 victory. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Addison Klabunde made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Klabunde was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Alexa Hale was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. What's more, she also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted in her last 12 contests. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Pracht, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Southern Valley/Alma's record is now 13-8. As for Highway 6, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-11 record.
Southern Valley/Alma came out on top in a nail-biter against Highway 6 in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 9-8. Does Southern Valley/Alma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highway 6 turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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