Valley Falls is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Onaga is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valley Falls Dragons will take on the Onaga Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley Falls is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Pleasant Ridge 25-9. That's two games straight that Valley Falls has won by exactly 16 runs.
Lauren Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Brown was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Valley Falls got a massive performance out of Renay Myers, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Korie Kirkwood was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Onaga's way against Centralia last Tuesday as Onaga made off with a 15-9 victory.
Like Valley Falls, Onaga also got a great game from a two-way player: Willow Hochstedler. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Hochstedler was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Annie Force was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Bridgett Campbell, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Valley Falls is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Onaga, their win bumped their record up to an identical 12-4.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Valley Falls has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Onaga struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Valley Falls suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Onaga in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Valley Falls have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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