The River Valley Vikings will be playing at home against the Clear Fork Colts at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
River Valley is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lakewood by a score of 5-4.
Lanie Wooten put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Wooten was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Samantha Woods was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run. Kamryn Fowler was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Clear Fork fell victim to Fredericktown and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 12-0 to the Freddies. Considering the last time Clear Fork couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Clear Fork, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
River Valley came up short against Clear Fork in their previous matchup last Friday, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clear Fork's Miley Shafer, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that River Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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