Waubonsie Valley waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Neuqua Valley Wildcats 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Waubonsie Valley also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
For Neuqua Valley's part, Michael Langan was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Langan has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Langan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Neuqua Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 20 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Waubonsie Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Neuqua Valley, they dropped their record down to 9-14 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Waubonsie Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Neuqua Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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