Baseball Recap: Hidden Valley Comes Up Short

After flying high against Patrick Henry on Friday, Hidden Valley came back down to earth. The Titans fell just short of the Blacksburg Bruins by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. The Titans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bruins earlier this season, when they won 6-4.

Wyatt Clarke was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Clarke wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Slough, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Hunter Mixon also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Hidden Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Blacksburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Hidden Valley will take on rival Cave Spring at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Blacksburg is set to square off against their familiar foe Christiansburg at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.