The Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats will be playing at home against the Lewistown Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lewistown is hoping to do on Thursday what Rushville-Industry couldn't on Monday: put an end to Cuba/Spoon River Valley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Cuba/Spoon River Valley had just enough and edged Rushville-Industry out 5-4. That's two games straight that Cuba/Spoon River Valley has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Lewistown earned a 6-3 win over Canton on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lewistown.
Jovie Hutton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lewistown's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Abbie Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jade Terrell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Lewistown, their win bumped their record up to 5-13.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley took their victory against Lewistown when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-2. Will Cuba/Spoon River Valley repeat their success, or does Lewistown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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