Sugar Valley Rural was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of the Sullivan County Griffins. That's two games in a row now that Sugar Valley Rural has lost by exactly ten runs.
Cheyenne Weaver and Olivia Clester did some serious damage despite the final result: Weaver scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Clester got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Olivia Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Sullivan County's side, Mariah Halabuk was incredible, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, two triples, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Smith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Sugar Valley Rural's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Sullivan County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Sugar Valley Rural will head out on the road to square off against Columbia Montour Vo-Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Sullivan County, they will take on Montgomery at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sullivan County knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Montgomery likes a good challenge.
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