For the second straight game, River Valley will face off against Galion. The Vikings will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Tigers at 5:15 p.m. River Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
River Valley barely beat Galion the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings' pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 9-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Kylie Eastep
| 05/07/25 @ Galion | 17 |
| 04/30/25 @ Highland | 6 |
| 04/29/25 vs Highland | 15 |
| 04/23/25 vs Shelby | 5 |
| 04/22/25 @ Shelby | 13 |
| + 8 more games |
Kylie Eastep made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run.
In other batting news, Addi Braun was incredible, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run and three runs. Olivia Spires was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
River Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Galion, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
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