The Valhalla Norsemen will take on the Mission Hills Grizzlies in a tournament on Thursday. Valhalla's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Mission Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Valhalla is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since February 26, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Torrey Pines by a score of 3-1. The Norsemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Valhalla saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Voth, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mission Hills). They blew past Mar Vista 14-8 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Grizzlies considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Leah Llamas made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Mission Hills got a massive performance out of Gracelynn Templeton, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Templeton launched this season. Penelope Morales was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI.
Mission Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Valhalla's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Mission Hills, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
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