The Midland Valley Mustangs will head out to face off against the Spring Valley Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Midland Valley is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Midland Valley came up short against Gilbert and fell 7-2. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly five runs.
Midland Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Seabolt, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Spring Valley, as they earned their first away victory of the season. Everything went their way against Ridge View on Thursday as Spring Valley made off with a 22-4 win. The Vikings' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Libby Lankford made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Lankford was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Those runs were her first of the season.
In other batting news, Spring Valley got a massive performance out of Allie Pritchard, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those four runs gave Pritchard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dahlia Nora, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Spring Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridge View only posted an OBP of .444.
Spring Valley picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-6. As for Midland Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
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