The Marsh Valley Eagles will square off against the Sugar-Salem Diggers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Marsh Valley has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Sugar-Salem will arrive with three straight wins.
Marsh Valley lost 13-3 to Malad on Saturday.
Marsh Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddy Bartschi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sugar-Salem). They were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over Snake River on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Diggers, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Kambry Bartholick, who scored three runs and stole two bases. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Kinsley Shawcroft also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Sugar-Salem picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 4-2. As for Marsh Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Marsh Valley might still be hurting after the 25-14 defeat they got from Sugar-Salem in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Marsh Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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