Strasburg-Franklin is 9-0 against Conotton Valley since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers are on the road again to play the Conotton Valley Rockets at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Conotton Valley's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Strasburg-Franklin had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Strasburg-Franklin never let Malvern onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Wednesday.
Miley Reifenschneider made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Reifenschneider was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Olivia Spidell was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Rylee Becker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Conotton Valley had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with an 11-1 win.
Strasburg-Franklin's victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Conotton Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Strasburg-Franklin came out on top in a nail-biter against Conotton Valley in their previous meeting on April 10th, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Strasburg-Franklin 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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