River Valley lost against Fredericktown back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The River Valley Vikings took a 17-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fredericktown Freddies. The defeat continues a trend for River Valley in their matchups with Fredericktown: they've now lost three in a row.
Lanie Wooten put in work no matter where she played. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Wooten was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Samantha Woods made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Delaney Myers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Like River Valley, Fredericktown also got a great game from a two-way player: Taylor Brown. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Brown was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Jesenia Montalvo was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Bell, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
River Valley's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Fredericktown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
River Valley will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lakewood at 5:00 p.m. River Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Fredericktown, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Johnstown-Monroe at 5:00 p.m. Johnstown-Monroe is coming into the game with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Fredericktown will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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