River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Lakewood Lancers by a score of 5-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to River Valley of the 8-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2016.
Lanie Wooten was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck 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 made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. Kamryn Fowler was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Lakewood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-7.
River Valley will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Clear Fork at 5:15 p.m. Clear Fork is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. Lakewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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