Metea Valley extended their losing streak to nine on Thursday, dropping them down to 4-13. They lost 14-0 to the Waubonsie Valley Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-4 two weeks ago.
As for Waubonsie Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For Waubonsie Valley's part, they got a great performance from Marissa Leaf as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Leaf a new career-high.
At the plate, Alyssa Tukker was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Lily Elsea, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Coming up, Metea Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Romeoville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.27 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Waubonsie Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge DeKalb at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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