River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 7-4 to the Alexander Spartans. That's two games in a row now that River Valley has lost by exactly three runs.
For Alexander's part, Ellie Day made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Day was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kaylee Hudnall was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Macie Swart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Alexander, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9-1.
River Valley will be playing at home against Nelsonville-York at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Alexander, they will head out on the road to square off against Wellston at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Wellston is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories at home, so Alexander will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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