Baseball Recap: Valliant's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak at Home

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

03/13/25 @ Boswell	13
03/13/25 @ Boswell	12
03/06/25 @ Fort Towson	12
03/31/25 @ Atoka	10
03/13/25 @ Smithville	10

Valliant made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Kingston, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Redskins with a sharp 12-3 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Cameron Jones was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landyn Howard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Valliant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kingston only posted a batting average of .125.

Valliant's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-8. As for Kingston, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valliant will square off against Tupelo at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Kingston, they will venture away from home to square off against Marietta at 12:00 p.m. on the 18th.