The Grand Valley Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Crestwood Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crestwood is hoping to do on Friday what Kirtland couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Grand Valley's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Grand Valley came out on top against Kirtland by a score of 12-9.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Crestwood gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Trinity as Crestwood made off with a 15-5 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Crestwood needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Bella Hunter and Amelia Gullatta made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Hunter tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gullatta struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. At bat, Hunter scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Gullatta scored a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Huffman, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Helm, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Grand Valley pushed their record up to 6-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Crestwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Grand Valley suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Crestwood in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hunter, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Grand 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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