Baseball Preview: Valencia Vikings vs. Moorpark Musketeers
Valencia is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Moorpark is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valencia Vikings will take on the Moorpark Musketeers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Valencia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Aliso Niguel 7-1.
Michael Mair spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Voyles, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gian Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Moorpark won against Oak Park last Friday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Everything went Moorpark's way against Crescenta Valley as Moorpark made off with a 7-1 win. That's two games straight that Moorpark has won by exactly six runs.
The team relied heavily on AJ Mai, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Taylor Busch was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Valencia is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12-1 record this season. As for Moorpark, their victory bumped their record up to 16-10-1.
Valencia came out on top in a nail-biter against Moorpark when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 7-6. Does Valencia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Moorpark turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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