Softball Recap: Vale Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

05/16/25 @ McLoughlin	17
05/16/25 @ McLoughlin	17
05/09/25 vs Riverside	15
04/25/25 vs Umatilla	15
04/18/25 @ Enterprise/Joseph	13

21 must be Vale's lucky number: they beat McLoughlin with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Vikings beat the Pioneers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 21-4. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.

The win was the third in a row for Vale, bringing their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for McLoughlin, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.

Vale has already played their next matchup (against Pilot Rock), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for McLoughlin, they have also already played their next game, a 25-3 win against Touchet on the 17th.