Softball Recap: Round Valley Now 6-1 over Last Seven Games

Elks

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 @ Valley	25
04/16/25 @ Many Farms	23
04/14/25 vs Winslow	18
04/09/25 vs Hopi	15
03/12/25 vs Ray	12

While Round Valley put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Many Farms. The Elks put the hurt on the Lobos with a sharp 23-0 win. Considering the Elks have won ten games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Carla Arreola made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That stolen base was her first of the season.

In other batting news, Round Valley got a massive performance out of Kelci Walker, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs Walker has posted since back in March. Taizly Newman was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Round Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 13 hits in four consecutive contests.

Round Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Many Farms, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.

Round Valley has already played their next game, a 12-11 win against Page on the 18th. As for Many Farms, they will challenge Hopi at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.