Skyline lost against Thompson Valley back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Skyline Falcons fell 8-4 to the Thompson Valley Eagles.
Emilio Gutierrez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Thompson Valley's side, Jackson Lund made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits. Lund has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lund was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Suarez, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and a triple. Garet Hendrickson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Thompson Valley, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
Skyline will head out on the road to take on Thompson Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Skyline has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Thompson Valley, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Berthoud at 4:00 p.m. Thompson Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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