The Thompson Valley Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Severance Silver Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thompson Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Severance will come in with six straight wins.
Roosevelt hit Thompson Valley with a six-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles came up short against the Roughriders, falling 11-1.
Thompson Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amari Richardson, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, while Severance put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Mountain View. The Silver Knights blew past the Mountain Lions 11-0. Considering the Silver Knights have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Hayden Crank tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Severance got a massive performance out of Brady Iversen, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave Iversen a new career-high. Dom Torres was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Severance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are a perfect 12-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Severance's record now sits at 15-5. As for Thompson Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
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