The River Valley Blackhawks will take on the Platteville Hillmen at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. River Valley will be strutting in after a win while Platteville will be coming in after a defeat.
River Valley will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Cuba City on Monday. The Blackhawks walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Cubans.
Quincy Blakley made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Blakley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
River Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Platteville was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell just short of Dodgeville by a score of 3-2.
Platteville's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-5. As for River Valley, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-13.
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