Clarkston and West Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Clarkston Bantams will head out on the road to challenge the West Valley Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Clarkston sitting on six straight wins and West Valley on three.
Clarkston put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season last Saturday. Everything went their way against Pullman as Clarkston made off with a 15-9 victory.
Meanwhile, West Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 23-2 margin over Rogers. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded West Valley with their most commanding win of the season.
Ally VanWeerdhuisen made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). VanWeerdhuisen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Blayne Bishop was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a triple. Piper Hancock was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Clarkston pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs per game. As for West Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything went Clarkston's way against West Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Clarkston made off with an 18-7 win. Will Clarkston repeat their success, or does West Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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