The Valley Mills Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Moody Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley Mills' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bruceville-Eddy with a sharp 24-0 victory. While Valley Mills didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bianka Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
Ezra Busch
| 04/01/25 vs Bruceville-Eddy | 5 |
| 03/25/25 vs Hamilton | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Bosqueville | 1 |
| 03/07/25 @ Bruceville-Eddy | 1 |
In other batting news, Ezra Busch was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, five runs, and six RBI. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. Another player making a difference was Natalia Molina, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Valley Mills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bruceville-Eddy only posted an OBP of .286.
Meanwhile, Moody waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Eagles 15-2.
The win made it two in a row for Valley Mills and bumps their season record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Moody, their win bumped their record up to 12-7-1.
Valley Mills came out on top in a nail-biter against Moody in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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