The Valley Union Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Hayden Lobos at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Union hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Wednesday, Valley Union suffered a tough 14-1 loss at the hands of Desert Christian.
Valley Union saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hayden came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 10-0 shutout. Hayden might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by nine runs or more this season.
Valley Union's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5. As for Hayden, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Valley Union might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Hayden in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Valley Union avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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