Smoky Valley had lost nine games at home dating back to last season, but after bumping their record up to 2-11 on Tuesday that streak is in the rearview. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Lyons Lions. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Rylie Neywick
| 04/29/25 vs Lyons | 6 |
| 04/25/25 vs Pratt | 5 |
| 04/15/25 @ Larned | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Hillsboro | 4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Larned | 3 |
Rylie Neywick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Smoky Valley got a massive performance out of Kate Griffin, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two doubles. Those three RBI gave Griffin a new career-high. Rylie Tolle was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four runs.
Smoky Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
As for Lyons, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. The game marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
On Lyons' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jocelyn Vargas, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Avery Goforth also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Smoky Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lyons: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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