The Marsh Valley Eagles will square off against the Kimberly Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marsh Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Snake River 17-2 on Wednesday.
Lydia Howell
| 04/09/25 @ Snake River | 5 |
| 03/28/25 vs Bear Lake | 3 |
| 05/04/24 vs American Falls | 3 |
| 04/20/24 vs Green Canyon | 3 |
| 04/04/25 @ Preston | 2 |
Lydia Howell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with five RBI and one run. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Nya Call and Madison Foster did most of the damage at the plate: Call scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Foster scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Foster also hit a triple, marking her first of the season. Olivia Campbell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kimberly waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Hornets.
Like Marsh Valley, Kimberly also got a great game from a two-way player: Mallory Kelsey. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Kelsey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other pitching news, Gracie Alleman looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Kelsey wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn VerWey, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. Another was Madi Trappen, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Marsh Valley's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-8. As for Kimberly, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2-1.
Marsh Valley suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Kimberly in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
