The Las Plumas Thunderbirds will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Pleasant Valley Vikings at 10:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Las Plumas: 2.1, Pleasant Valley: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Las Plumas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Foothill 4-3.
Mckena Harvey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Harvey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Harvey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kendal Headley was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Pleasant Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on Red Bluff with a sharp 10-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Pleasant Valley sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Las Plumas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4-2 record this season. As for Pleasant Valley, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Las Plumas came up short against Pleasant Valley in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pleasant Valley's Ella Thurman, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Now that Las Plumas 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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