The Pleasant Valley Vikings will square off against the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Pleasant Valley sitting on nine straight wins and Las Plumas on eight.
Pleasant Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Red Bluff a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Pleasant Valley, who have now won 17 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Las Plumas had just enough and edged Foothill out 4-3 on Thursday.
Mckena Harvey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Harvey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Harvey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendal Headley, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Pleasant Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Las Plumas, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-4-2.
Pleasant Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Las Plumas in their previous matchup back in April, winning 5-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harvey, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pleasant Valley still be able to contain Harvey? There's only one way to find out.
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