Twin Valley South is 0-5 against Tri-Village since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Twin Valley South Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Tri-Village Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Twin Valley South will bounce into Friday's game after beating National Trail, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Twin Valley South put the hurt on National Trail with a sharp 13-3 victory on Wednesday. With that win, Twin Valley South brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Sidnee Elswick made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Elswick has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Elswick was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryliee Caldwell, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Amelia Suggs was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tri-Village entered their tilt with Bradford with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Everything went their way against the Railroaders on Thursday as they made off with an 8-2 victory. Considering Tri-Village has won six matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Twin Valley South pushed their record up to 6-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Tri-Village, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Twin Valley South suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Tri-Village when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Twin Valley South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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