Blacklick Valley has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. 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.
On Monday, Blacklick Valley suffered a rough 18-1 loss at the hands of Rockwood. Blacklick Valley has not had much luck with Rockwood recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Blacklick Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Williamson, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Turkeyfoot Valley Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. Their tough 12-2 loss to Fort Hill might stick with them for a while.
Blacklick Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Blacklick Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Turkeyfoot Valley Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Blacklick Valley came up short against Turkeyfoot Valley Area in their previous meeting back in March, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Turkeyfoot Valley Area's Rhylan Rugg, who struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Now that Blacklick Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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