Baseball Preview: Monte Vista Monarchs vs. Valhalla Norsemen
Monte Vista is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Valhalla is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Monte Vista Monarchs will take on the Valhalla Norsemen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Monte Vista: 3.7, Valhalla: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Monte Vista had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Valhalla. Monte Vista has not had much luck with Valhalla recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Gavin Daley was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Daley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Daley was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Daley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Damian Ordaz, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Monte Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8-1. As for Valhalla, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Monte Vista has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Valhalla struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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