Water Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ingomar Falcons a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Blue Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Water Valley's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Richardson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Water Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Blue Devils
| 03/25/25 vs Ingomar | 4-0 |
| 03/22/25 vs New Albany | 19-18 |
| 03/21/25 vs Bruce | 12-1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Cleveland Central | 10-9 |
| 03/03/25 vs Strayhorn | 8-5 |
| + 2 more games |
Water Valley pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Ingomar, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3-1.
Water Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ingomar: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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