River Valley is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Galion is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The River Valley Vikings will take on the Galion Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. River Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
River Valley lost 11-5 to Lexington on Monday. River Valley has struggled against Lexington recently, as their match on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Samantha Woods was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Myers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Galion gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellevue and snuck past 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Madelyn Schieber, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cecilia "CeCe" Campbell, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Galion, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Galion's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: River Valley has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Galion, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given River Valley's sizable advantage in that area, Galion will need to find a way to close that gap.
River Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Galion when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-4. Does River Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Galion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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