The Moody Bearcats will take on the Valley Mills Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley Mills will be up against a hot Moody team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Bearcats blew past Bruceville-Eddy 15-2 on Friday.
Meanwhile, while Valley Mills put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Bruceville-Eddy. Valley Mills was the clear victor by a 24-0 margin over Bruceville-Eddy. While Valley Mills didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bianka Martinez made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
In other batting news, Valley Mills got a massive performance out of Ezra Busch, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five runs, and six RBI. With that strong performance, Busch is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. Natalia Molina was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Valley Mills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bruceville-Eddy only posted an OBP of .286.
The victory made it two in a row for Valley Mills and bumps their season record up to 5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Moody, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7-1.
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