The Valley Vikings will challenge The Florence Huskies at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Valley: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Florence has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
On Friday, Valley made easy work of Burlington and carried off an 11-1 win. Fans of the Vikings have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katherine Orona Aguilar, who went 2-for-3 while posting 3 runs, 1 double, and 1 stolen base. Orona Aguilar also had two hits, her most since the 18th.
Valley took advantage of their speed and finished the game with six stolen bases. That marked a season-low in stolen bases for them.
Meanwhile, Florence never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Yuma with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Addison Dalton was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. The game also marked her eighth in a row with at least one RBI. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 while logging 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 2 RBI. She also struck out 12 batters struck out, her most since the 17th.
In other pitching news, Dalton also tossed a big game, going a perfect 3-for-3 while logging 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 2 RBI. The game marked her eighth in a row with at least one RBI.
Back at the plate, Dalton and Makala Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Dalton went a perfect 3-for-3 while logging 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 2 RBI, while Miller went a perfect 3-for-3 while posting 3 runs, 2 RBI, and 1 double. The game marked Dalton's eighth in a row with at least one RBI.
Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Florence, their victory brought them up to an identical 3-0.
