Softball Preview: Valhalla Norsemen vs. El Capitan Vaqueros
Valhalla is 7-0 against El Capitan since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Valhalla Norsemen will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Capitan Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. El Capitan took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Valhalla, who comes in off a win.
If Valhalla beats El Capitan with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Valhalla put the hurt on Olympian with a sharp 10-1 victory on Saturday. Valhalla's win was all the more impressive since Olympian was averaging only 3.92 runs allowed on the season.
Devyn Mack made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Mack has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Mack was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Valhalla got a massive performance out of Jayden Chiaramonte, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lily Alvarado, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, El Capitan's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 9-3 to Granite Hills.
El Capitan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kameron McDaniel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Valhalla has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-19 record this season. As for El Capitan, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11-4.
Valhalla skirted past El Capitan 1-0 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was El Capitan's Shelby Vars, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valhalla still be able to contain Vars? There's only one way to find out.
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