The North Posey Vikings will face off against the Boonville Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Posey's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Washington as they made off with a 26-0 victory. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Hatchets recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Alyssa Heath was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Lily Hester and Morgan Lavanchy did most of the damage at the plate: Hester got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Lavanchy went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases Lavanchy has posted since back in March. Paige Vaughn was another key player, earning one RBI, three runs, and four stolen bases.
North Posey always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .680. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Boonville had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over the Bulldogs. The victory was familiar territory for the Pioneers, who have now won four games in a row.
North Posey's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Boonville, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
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