The Tri-Valley Scotties will head out on the road to square off against the Hiland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hiland will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Tri-Valley extended their winning streak to five on Thursday. The Scotties were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over Maysville. That's two games straight that the Scotties have won by exactly ten runs.
Draven Spinks spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Blayne Riley was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kian Drummonds, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
Tri-Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maysville only posted an OBP of .321.
Meanwhile, Hiland strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Northwest a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for the Hawks as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hiland pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Tri-Valley, their record now sits at 17-3.
Tri-Valley couldn't quite finish off Hiland in their previous matchup back in April and fell 2-0. Can the Scotties avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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