Lucerne Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Silver Valley Trojans with a sharp 24-13 victory. The win was just what Lucerne Valley needed coming off of a 13-0 loss in their prior game.
Lucerne Valley got a massive performance out of Amaya Kelly, who scored three runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Ariana Garcia was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing nine bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
On Silver Valley's side, Destiny Ortiz-Leon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Ortiz-Leon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenzie Connor, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Lucerne Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Silver Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lucerne Valley will square off against Academy of Careers & Exploration at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lucerne Valley has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Silver Valley, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lucerne Valley at 3:15 p.m. on April 15th. Silver Valley and Lucerne Valley are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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