Baseball Preview: Valley Vikings vs. Durango Trailblazers
The Valley Vikings will be playing at home against the Durango Trailblazers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four, while Durango will come in with five straight wins.
Last Friday, Valley suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Western.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Durango gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They never let Cimarron-Memorial onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. While fans of Durango might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Xander Mercurius was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Mercurius has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Mercurius was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Ayden Perera was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Jonathan Turner was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Durango, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
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