The White River Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Fife Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, White River finally turned things around against Foss on Tuesday. Everything went White River's way against Foss as White River made off with an 18-8 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for White River considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Fife had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over the Trojans.
Mallory Geving was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Geving has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Geving was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Bailee Flaig Ratcliffe-Flaig was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Emily Wagner was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
The victory got White River back to even at 6-6. As for Fife, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
White River suffered a grim 17-6 defeat to Fife in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fife's Madi Walls, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that White River 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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