Blue Valley Southwest has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Emporia Spartans at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Blue Valley Southwest will head out to face Emporia after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Blue Valley Southwest lost 14-6 to Blue Valley.
Meanwhile, Emporia got the win against Life Prep on Friday by a conclusive 16-1.
Alivia Anno made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Anno has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Anno was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Kirmer, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Maedeen McClure, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Blue Valley Southwest's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5-1. As for Emporia, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-11 record this season.
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