South Tahoe is 0-10 against North Valleys since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The South Tahoe Vikings will be playing at home against the North Valleys Panthers at 12:30 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
If South Tahoe beats North Valleys with 20 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went South Tahoe's way against Truckee on Saturday as South Tahoe made off with a 20-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Tahoe.
Joy Mendez and Addie Menke did most of the damage at the plate: Mendez went 4-for-5 with four runs, two triples, and two RBI, while Menke went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Mendez is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit four or more in the last three games she's played. Elle Magdelano was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, North Valleys gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Sparks a 20-0 shutout. North Valleys' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brianna Ramirez was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Caylee Soap, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
South Tahoe's victory bumped their record up to 4-10. As for North Valleys, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
South Tahoe might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from North Valleys in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Valleys' Brittney Byram, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Now that South Tahoe knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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