On Tuesday, Spring Valley faced St. Albans in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Spring Valley Timberwolves came out on top against the St. Albans Red Dragons by a score of 8-5. That's more bragging rights for Spring Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Madison Pitts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those 14 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kate Spry, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Davis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On St. Albans' side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ava Bentley gave up six earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 16 Ks. Bentley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sydney Young was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Ali Long was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Spring Valley has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for St. Albans, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Lincoln County the next time they take the field. Spring Valley will host Lincoln County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while St. Albans will head out to face them at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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