The Farmington Farmers will head out to face off against the Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Farmington's offense. They fell 5-0 to Brimfield on Tuesday. The Farmers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley came out on top against Astoria/VIT on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive 13-run fourth inning. The Wildcats blew past the Rebels 16-1. Considering the Wildcats have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kacie White was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, earning one RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Thum, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Ball, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Astoria/VIT only posted a batting average of .154.
The win made it two in a row for Cuba/Spoon River Valley and bumps their season record up to 13-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Farmington, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-10.
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