Valmeyer is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Sparta a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Valmeyer Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Valmeyer saw some tournament action on Monday. They fell just short of Gibault Catholic by a score of 7-6.
Madisyn Huddleston was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Those six hits allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with five RBI and one triple.
In other batting news, Ally Coats and Avery Proffer stepped up to the plate in a big way. Coats went 2-for-3 with two runs, while Proffer went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Marquardt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sparta can now relate to. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yellowjackets on Wednesday.
Sparta's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Valmeyer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Valmeyer's way against Sparta in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Valmeyer made off with a 6-0 win. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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