Baseball Recap: West Albany Bulldogs vs. Crescent Valley Raiders
West Albany lost against Crescent Valley last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Albany Bulldogs fell just short of the Crescent Valley Raiders by a score of 4-2. West Albany has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Crescent Valley's part, Luke Schoeffler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up six Ks. Schoeffler has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Crescent Valley's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luey Campos, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tj Deen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
West Albany's loss dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Crescent Valley, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Albany is on the road again on Monday to play McKay at 4:30 p.m. West Albany is facing McKay at the right time seeing as McKay is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Crescent Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Corvallis at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Crescent Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Corvallis' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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