The Shades Valley Mounties will square off against the Holtville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shades Valley can't be too worried about heading out to take on Holtville: they just beat Wetumpka at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Shades Valley walked away with a 7-3 victory over Wetumpka on Thursday.
Eli Nelson
| 03/27/25 @ Wetumpka | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Clay-Chalkville | 2 |
| 03/19/25 vs Pell City | 2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Moody | 2 |
| 02/17/25 @ Benjamin Russell | 2 |
Eli Nelson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Landon Kyle was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two doubles. Shades Valley is 2-1 when Kyle posts two or more runs, but 1-14 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Holtville earned a 4-1 win over Autauga Academy on Thursday.
Shades Valley's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-15. As for Holtville, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Shades Valley might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Holtville in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Shades Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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