Valley will challenge Apollo Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Valley has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Apollo Ridge will arrive with three straight wins.
Valley came up short against Leechburg on Monday, falling 12-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Apollo Ridge). Their pitcher stepped up to hand St. Joseph an 18-0 shutout on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The team relied heavily on Olivia Saxion, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Kirsten Ayers also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Apollo Ridge's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Valley suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to Apollo Ridge in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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