Baseball Recap: AuSable Valley Patriots vs. Moriah Vikings
AuSable Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Moriah Vikings by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to AuSable Valley of the 5-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
For Moriah's part, Joe Pelkey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Pelkey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Pelkey wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Isaac White, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
AuSable Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Moriah, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
While AuSable 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 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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