Midland Valley has gone 9-1 against South Aiken recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mustangs will be playing at home against the Thoroughbreds at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Midland Valley has six straight wins, South Aiken has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Midland Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past South Aiken 22-4 on Monday. Considering the Mustangs have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Karley Bedenbaugh
| 04/14/25 @ South Aiken | 7 |
| 03/28/25 @ Spring Valley | 4 |
| 03/27/25 @ Gilbert | 6 |
| 03/24/25 vs Gilbert | 0 |
| 03/21/25 vs Airport | 6 |
| + 3 more games |
Karley Bedenbaugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Nelson, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Anslee Heath, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Midland Valley pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Aiken, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
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