Softball Recap: Vale Beats Heppner/Ione for Their Sixth Straight Win

Vikings

Previous 6 Games

05/02/25 @ Heppner/Ione	6-4
04/30/25 vs Baker/Powder Valley	10-1
04/29/25 vs Burns	5-3
04/25/25 vs Umatilla	16-1
04/22/25 vs Nyssa	8-7
04/18/25 @ Enterprise/Joseph	13-0

Vale had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Heppner/Ione Mustangs 6-4.

Vale's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Heppner/Ione, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.

Vale has already played their next matchup (against Stanfield/Echo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Heppner/Ione, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Weston-McEwen/Griswold at 4:00 p.m. on the 13th.