The Symmes Valley Vikings will be playing at home against the Paint Valley Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Symmes Valley's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Paint Valley has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.
Last Saturday, Symmes Valley had just enough and edged Logan Elm out 6-5.
Meanwhile, everything went Paint Valley's way against Western on Thursday as Paint Valley made off with an 8-1 win.
Kasarah Cantrell made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Cantrell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cantrell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophi Stauffer, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Kyla Littler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Symmes Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Paint Valley, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-20.
Symmes Valley took their win against Paint Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-5. Does Symmes Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paint Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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