On Friday, Valley View never let their opponents score. They won by a run and slipped past the Harding Academy Wildcats 1-0.
Not much got past Riley Smith, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Harding Academy off the board. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Valley View saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Racey Talley, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Valley View is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Harding Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2.
Valley View didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-0 defeat vs. Benton on the 13th. As for Harding Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Pangburn at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harding Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Pangburn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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