Baseball Recap: Valley Heights Takes a Loss

Valley Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Centralia Panthers, falling 13-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-3 on Thursday.

Cayden Dummermuth made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady DeWalt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Valley Heights' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. Centralia has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.

Coming up, Valley Heights will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Blue Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Centralia, they will head out to square off against Doniphan West at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.