The River Valley Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Franklin Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
River Valley can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Antelope as River Valley made off with an 8-1 win.
Payton Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Claudia Dudek was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Kaitlyn Garcia was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Franklin can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against Sheldon by a score of 7-3.
Franklin also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Sophie Valdez gave up only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Micayla Arlotto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Leah Pham, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
River Valley's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Franklin, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12.
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