The Valley View Spartans will challenge the National Trail Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley View will be strutting in after a victory while National Trail will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Valley View beat Carroll 10-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Lily Bell and Reese Riley did most of the damage at the plate: Bell went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Riley scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Riley has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jillian Shell, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, National Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 11-1 to Fort Recovery.
National Trail saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan House, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
National Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Valley View, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
National Trail's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Valley View hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .357. It's a different story for National Trail, though, as they've only averaged .161. Will they be able to contain Valley View's hitters?
Valley View came out on top in a nail-biter against National Trail in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. Will Valley View repeat their success, or does National Trail has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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