Baseball Recap: Valley Falls Extends Winning Streak to Five

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 vs Horton	24
04/03/25 vs Jefferson County North	15
03/27/25 @ McLouth	15
04/17/25 @ Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]	12
04/28/25 @ Jackson Heights	11

Valley Falls came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the McLouth Bulldogs as they made off with a 9-2 victory. Considering the Dragons have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Trenten VanHoutan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AJ Reeves, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Kearney, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Valley Falls kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive contests.

Valley Falls pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for McLouth, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17-1.

As of now, neither Valley Falls nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.