Baseball Game Preview: Valhalla Norsemen vs. Grossmont Foothillers

By Team Reports Mar 27, 2024, 2:58am

Baseball Preview: Valhalla Norsemen vs. Grossmont Foothillers

The Valhalla Norsemen will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Grossmont Foothillers at 1:00 p.m. Valhalla will be strutting in after a victory while Grossmont will be coming in after a defeat.

Valhalla can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Maranatha Christian 4-2.

Valhalla got a great performance from Mathew Ibrahim as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.

At the plate, Valhalla's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Lough, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Grossmont didn't have quite enough to beat Del Norte on Tuesday and fell 3-2. Grossmont has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Grossmont also got a good showing from Jacob Holman, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Grossmont saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Bigley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Valhalla now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Grossmont, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.

Valhalla suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Grossmont in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Can Valhalla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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