Alva has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Hennessey Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alva's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Millwood as they made off with an 18-0 victory. Considering the Goldbugs have won seven games by more than six runs this season, another big win was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Kallie Inman, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances while logging 2 RBIs, 2 runs, and 1 triple. The two RBIs were her most since at least August 12th last year, when she brought in two vs. Millwood.
Alva kept the fielders on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They have not posted that many hits since the 1st, when they had 16.
Meanwhile, Hennessey gave up the first run on August 10th, but they didn't let that get them down. They snuck past Alva with a 5-4 win.
Alva has now won seven of their last eight games at home. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. The home victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Hennessey, the win improved their record to 1-0.
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