Baseball Recap: Yreka Miners vs. West Valley Eagles
There's no place like home for Yreka, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the West Valley Eagles on Tuesday by a score of 5-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). This was payback for Yreka, who suffered an 11-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Lucas Day spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Yreka's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Gregg, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, West Valley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yreka struck out seven times.
Yreka pushed their record up to 7-19 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for West Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Yreka will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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