Baseball Recap: Tug Valley Triumphs

Tug Valley posted their closest victory since April 20th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Mingo Central Miners 6-4. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 4-1 two weeks ago.

Darian Vance

Runs

04/23/26 @ Hannan	4
04/17/26 @ Westside	3
05/05/26 @ Mingo Central	2
04/23/26 @ Hannan	2
04/16/26 @ Phelps	2
+ 12 more games

The team relied heavily on Darian Vance, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Tug Valley is 8-1 when Vance posts two or more runs, but 5-13 otherwise.

The victory made it two in a row for Tug Valley and bumps their season record up to 13-14. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Mingo Central, they dropped their record down to 2-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Tug Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-5 loss against Wayne on the 7th. As for Mingo Central, they have also already played their next game, a 17-2 defeat against Wyoming East on the 11th.