The Licking Valley Panthers will take on the River Valley Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Licking Valley is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
Licking Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Highland a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won 15 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Emory Whisner made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Licking Valley got a massive performance out of D'Neya Dennis, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Liz Korns, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Licking Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, River Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Heath on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.
Licking Valley pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for River Valley, their win bumped their record up to 20-5.
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