Baseball Recap: Five Straight Road Victories for Vallivue

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Caldwell	20
03/20/25 vs Century	19
04/02/25 @ Emmett	17
03/13/25 @ Meridian	14
03/12/25 vs Meridian	13

The matchup between Vallivue and Emmett on Wednesday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Falcons put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 20-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Eli Daniel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was even better at the plate, firing off three home runs and nine RBI while going 4-for-4.

In other batting news, Jayden Cagel was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Cooper Crutcher was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.

Vallivue always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Emmett only posted an OBP of .409.

Vallivue's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Emmett, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Vallivue Falcons face off against Skyview Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Skyview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Vallivue's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Emmett, they will square off against Nampa at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.