Pleasant Valley waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Chico Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pleasant Valley also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Ella Thurman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Thurman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thurman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Thurman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Carisma Ta'amai was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Pleasant Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Chico, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8-2.
Pleasant Valley will face off against Las Plumas at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Las Plumas: 2.1, Pleasant Valley: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Chico, they will head out on the road to challenge Red Bluff at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Red Bluff is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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