Baseball Game Preview: Florin Panthers vs. Valley Vikings

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Previous Games

03/11/25 - Away	1-12 L
03/15/24 - Away	18-0 W
03/13/24 - Home	22-1 W
04/14/23 - Away	13-1 W
04/12/23 - Home	30-2 W
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Florin has gone 8-2 against Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Florin Panthers will welcome the Valley Vikings at 3:30 p.m. Florin comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Florin lost 12-1 to Valley on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Panthers have suffered against the Vikings since April 29, 2021.

For Valley's part, Erick Velasquez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, Velasquez posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AJ Calvillo, who scored two runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Josh Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Florin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Valley, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-4.