Lancaster is 1-9 against River Valley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Flying Arrows will square off against the Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lancaster has three straight wins, River Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lancaster took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Highland, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Flying Arrows had just enough and edged out the Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Flying Arrows have won by just one run.
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Toay Ragatz and John Clements made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Ragatz tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Meanwhile, Clements tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Lancaster is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. At the plate, Ragatz went 1-for-2 with one home run, while Clements went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, River Valley came up short against Fennimore on Monday and fell 5-1.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Lancaster, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Lancaster couldn't quite finish off River Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Flying Arrows avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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