DES MOINES, IA- Grand View rides their winning streak to another pair of Heart Conference wins this afternoon with 3-1 wins over the Pride of Clarke. These wins help get the Vikings back on track in conference play as they have won 4 straight now.
GAME 1: The Vikings struggled early as the Pride were aggressive on the basepaths and picked up a run in the first inning off a double steal attempt. GV would bounce back with an RBI single from
Rachel Anderson in the bottom half of the inning. Olivia Keyes would push across the go ahead run off a double before being brought home by a
Jessica Walljasper single in the 2
nd inning. The rest of the game would be a defensive showcase with Walljasper going the distance picking up 7 strikeouts on her way to win number 10 of the season.
GAME 2: Madi Huisman would take the mound also going the distance this afternoon for her 11
th win of the season. She would not surrender a run until the 3
rd inning but that was short lasted before the Vikings responded in the bottom of the 4
th.
Allyx Lee would connect on a ball brining in the tying run before the next batter
Gracie Hagle smoked a ball into the outfield scoring 2 runs. Huisman would close the rest of the game out with help from
Chloe Kottlowski who made a handful of impressive plays from the short stop possession throughout the afternoon.
GAME NOTES
- GV got out of jams all afternoon as they left 14 Clarke runners on base over the afternoon.
- Grand View is 28-0 all time against the Pride when playing at GV.
- GV leads the country in sacrifice hits with 40 over the season
- GV ranks 4th overall for runs scored this season with 151
WHAT'S NEXT?
Grand View hits the road Tuesday afternoon for a double header against Graceland University. First pitch in Lamoni is scheduled for 1PM & 3PM.
