Sugar Valley Rural scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against the Benton Tigers as the Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix made off with a 19-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sugar Valley Rural considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Dakota Holdren made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Holdren has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holdren was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cheyenne Weaver was a standout: she scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Olivia Johnson, who scored three runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Sugar Valley Rural's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for Benton, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Sugar Valley Rural will be playing in front of their home fans against Bucktail at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bucktail's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Sugar Valley Rural's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Benton, they will head out on the road to take on Sullivan County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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