Softball Preview: Valhalla Norsemen vs. Santana Sultans
Valhalla is 1-9 against Santana since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Valhalla Norsemen will be playing at home against the Santana Sultans at 4:00 p.m. Santana took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Valhalla, who comes in off a win.
Valhalla will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Steele Canyon, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Valhalla skirted past Steele Canyon 4-3.
Devyn Mack made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Mack has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mack was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Chiaramonte, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Santana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 11-6 to El Capitan.
Delaney Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was McKenna Miller, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Valhalla's victory bumped their record up to 4-18. As for Santana, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Valhalla suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Santana in their previous meeting on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santana's Aurelia Dawson, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Now that Valhalla knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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