Metea Valley extended their losing streak to nine on Tuesday, dropping them down to 4-10. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Neuqua Valley Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on Monday.
As for Neuqua Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games.
For Neuqua Valley's part, Caden Kojak looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Kojak posted two strikeouts, the most he's had over his last five contests.
At the plate, Neuqua Valley let Andy Barkley and Christian Lott run wild. Barkley went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Lott went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Barkley has become a key player for Neuqua Valley: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Emmitt Briner, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
While Metea Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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