The Cedar Valley Aviators will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Timpview Thunderbirds at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a string of three wins, Cedar Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Salem Hills.
Catharina Underwood put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Underwood has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Underwood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ellie Leatham made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Jenson, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Timpview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Springville. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Timpview's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Cedar Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Timpview, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
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