The Paint Valley Bearcats will head out on the road to square off against the Symmes Valley Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Paint Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, everything went Paint Valley's way against Western as Paint Valley made off with an 8-1 victory.
Kasarah Cantrell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Cantrell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cantrell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophi Stauffer, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Jacqui Crum was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Symmes Valley entered their tilt with Logan Elm with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Braves 6-5.
Paint Valley's victory ended a ten-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-20. As for Symmes Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Paint Valley might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Symmes Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Paint Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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