Shelby won against River Valley last Tuesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Shelby Whippets came out on top against the River Valley Vikings by a score of 8-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shelby.
Lexi Booker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mallary Gundrum was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Braylee Sturts was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On River Valley's side, Lanie Wooten was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wooten was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Samantha Woods and Addison Braun did some serious damage despite the final result: Woods scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Braun went 1-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Bentley Auld, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, River Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelby only tossed three.
Shelby has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for River Valley, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.
Shelby will head out on the road to square off against Mohawk at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for River Valley, they will be playing at home against Milton-Union at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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