The River Valley Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
River Valley will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Oak Hill on Tuesday. The Raiders were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Oaks. Considering the Raiders' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Nelsonville-York entered their tilt with Miller on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 15-3 win. That's two games straight that the Buckeyes have won by exactly 12 runs.
Lilly Gura made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Nelsonville-York got a massive performance out of Emmie Fowler, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Fowler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Warren, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Nelsonville-York pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for River Valley, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
River Valley couldn't quite get it done against Nelsonville-York when the teams last played on April 9th as they fell 8-5. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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