The Valley Heights Mustangs will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Centralia Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Valley Heights' hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Onaga on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 11-0 loss at the hands of the Buffaloes.
Meanwhile, Centralia suffered a tough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Marysville on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Centralia has scored all season.
Centralia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Heinen, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Centralia hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Valley Heights' loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Centralia, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Valley Heights hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Centralia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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