Trojans best N-P to advance to quarterfinal

By Becky Walz,

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 4:54 pm

Opening the postseason, the Turkey Valley softball team (20-10) to battle Nashua-Plainfield (7-19). It took two strong offensive innings for the Trojans to slide by the Huskies, 9-4.
TV started things strong with a hit to deep centerfield by Kara Reicks, who made it all the way to third on the misplayed ball. The hitting was contagious as the Trojans rattled off five runs on four hits and several wild pitches to take a commanding lead early.
Through the second, third, fourth and fifth frames, TV was limited to baserunners as Nashua-Plainfield’s Breanna Hackman sailed the ball over the outfield fence in the third. Huskie junior Brynn Wright also collected a bomb over the fence in the fifth frame to narrow the Trojans’ advantage to 5-2. 
Things came together once again in the sixth for the Trojans as Emma Hanson smashed the ball out to centerfield. TV threatened to have a big inning when Aleah Hackman was walked to load the bases with one out. A two-RBI single by Jalyssa Blazek pushed the grounder back to the pitcher by Olivia Snyder turned into a run after Hackman managed to get herself out of a pickle between third and home plate, diving to score the Trojans’ fourth run of the
inning.

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The Huskies answered with one in the sixth and one in the seventh before the Trojan pitcher Josie Weber recorded her sixth strikeout of the game.
Turkey Valley pounded 11 hits. Blazek had four of them with four RBI and two stolen bases. Olivia Drilling had a double and one RBI. J. Weber helped her cause with a double and single, driving in one run. Others popping off singles were Reicks, Hackman, Aubrey Hoffert and Hanson.

Not done yet
Turkey Valley advanced to the Class 1A Region 6 quarterfinal versus North Butler. The two squads took the field Wednesday, July 7 with the hopes of making it to the semifinal July 9, at 7 p.m. at North Butler. Complete game recap and stats will be available in the July 13 Driftless Journal.

     R H E
T. Valley 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 11 0
N-P 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 6 0
Josie Weber (WP) – 7IP, 4R, 4ER, 6H, 6K
2B – J. Weber 1; Olivia Drilling 1; 1B – Jalyssa Blazek 4; Kara Reicks 1; J. Weber 1; Aleah Hackman 1; Aubrey Hoffert 1; Emma Hanson 1; RBI – Blazek 3; J. Weber 1; Olivia Snyder 1; Drilling 1; SB – Blazek 2

 

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