On Thursday, West Valley faced Lathrop in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Valley Wolf Pack won by a run and slipped past the Lathrop Malemutes 7-6. The victory was familiar territory for West Valley who now have three in a row.
Makayla Anderson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Anthony, who scored a run and stole two bases.
On Lathrop's side, Aniyah Briggman and Isla Holm did some serious damage despite the final result: Briggman scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Holm scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Phoebe Holm was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
West Valley's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4-1. As for Lathrop, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7-1.
West Valley is on the road again on Saturday to play Lathrop at 10:30 a.m. As for Lathrop, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Delta at 5:30 p.m. Delta will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Lathrop surely won't give up without a fight.
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