The Spring Valley Vikings will square off against the Hammond Skyhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spring Valley took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Legion Collegiate Academy get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Brady Evans
| 03/17/26 vs Blythewood | 10 |
| 03/12/26 vs Sumter | 4 |
| 03/02/26 vs Irmo | 2 |
| 03/31/26 vs Westwood | 1 |
Brady Evans made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Spring Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-8 otherwise. Evans was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
In other batting news, Jackson Williams was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run. Luke Smoak was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Spring Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Legion Collegiate Academy only posted an OBP of .222.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Hammond made sure to put some runs up on the board against Northside Christian Academy on Tuesday. The Skyhawks were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Crusaders. The Skyhawks' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Spring Valley has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. Hammond's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3.
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