Otter Valley waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the White River Valley Wildcats a 17-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 10-2 last Tuesday.
05/13/25 @ White River Valley | 3 |
05/02/25 @ Burr & Burton | 2 |
05/01/25 @ Mt. Abraham | 1 |
04/22/25 vs Springfield | 1 |
04/10/25 vs Fair Haven | 1 |
Leann Thomas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Sophie Parker was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Randi Lancour, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Otter Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Otter Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for White River Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Coming up, Otter Valley will challenge South Royalton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for White River Valley, they will take on Green Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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