Marsh Valley and Kimberly squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Marsh Valley had to settle for second. They fell 4-0 to the Kimberly Bulldogs. Marsh Valley was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Kimberly's pitchers proved too tough.
For Kimberly's part, not much got past Garrett Nelson, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Marsh Valley off the board. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kimberly's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Flameling, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Jakob Cummins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Marsh Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Kimberly, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-5.
Marsh Valley will challenge Parma at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Marsh Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Parma's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kimberly, they will face off against Homedale at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Kimberly is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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