Baseball Recap: Smoky Valley Vikings vs. Hesston Swathers
Smoky Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 27-2 to the Hesston Swathers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Smoky Valley of the 20-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Tuesday.
For Hesston's part, they let Whit Rhodes and Layne Clark loose on the outfield. Rhodes scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Clark scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kason Landes, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Smoky Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-12-1. As for Hesston, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
While Smoky Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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