Panthers
| 04/17/25 @ Allegan | 17 |
| 04/15/25 @ Fennville | 16 |
| 05/08/25 vs Kellogg | 15 |
| 04/17/25 @ Allegan | 15 |
| 04/15/25 @ Fennville | 15 |
Watervliet entered their tilt with River Valley on Thursday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 17-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Emma Kirksey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, Watervliet got a big performance out of Leila Liberto-Taylor, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Bartee, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Watervliet was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in three consecutive games.
Watervliet pushed their record up to 12-10-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for River Valley, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-8 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Watervliet beat the Mustangs by a score of 17-2 later that day.
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