Softball Recap: Del Norte Knights vs. Valley Vikings
After soaring to 13 runs the game before, Del Norte was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They suffered a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of the Valley Vikings. Del Norte has struggled against Valley recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Del Norte saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sierra Linebarger, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
On Valley's side, Alexus Zubia-Olivas made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Zubia-Olivas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Valley got a massive performance out of Viviana Montoya, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Liliana Roybal, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Del Norte will take on Manzano at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Manzano is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Bernalillo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
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