The River Valley Mustangs will be playing at home against the Westville Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
River Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 29 runs back in April, they were much more limited against Williamston last Saturday. They lost 7-1 to the Hornets.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Westville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 9-5 to South Central.
Westville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kierstin Vargas, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI. Vargas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Lily Green, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Westville was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Central only hit a.
River Valley now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Westville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
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