The East Valley Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Pullman Greyhounds at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
East Valley is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering West Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 10-6 to the Eagles. Knights fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Eagles since Tuesday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pullman, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on Rogers with a sharp 20-10 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won ten games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Ady Sanford was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs.
In other batting news, Pullman let Isabelle Dahmen and Charise Kapofu run wild. Dahmen went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Kapofu went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. That's the most RBI Dahmen has posted since back in April. Taylor Cromie was another key player, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs and one double.
East Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Pullman, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
East Valley couldn't quite get it done against Pullman in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 17-13. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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