Valmeyer had lost six straight at home dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-5 to make it seven. They lost 17-5 to the Marissa/Coulterville Meteors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Meteors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on Tuesday.
As for Marissa/Coulterville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games.
For Marissa/Coulterville's part, Analiese Howell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Howell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kennedy Trieb, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Briel Palen was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles.
Valmeyer has already played their next matchup, a 10-3 defeat against Dupo on the 30th. Marissa/Coulterville has also already played their next contest (against Okawville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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