After flying high against Maplewood-Richmond Heights on Tuesday, Valley Park came back down to earth. The Valley Park Hawks fell just short of the Jefferson Blue Jays by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Jays apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Adison Durbin was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Durbin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jaecie Bowen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alivia Robison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Valley Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson only tossed three.
Valley Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Jefferson, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Valley Park will host Windsor at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Jefferson, they will welcome Perryville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Perryville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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