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| 04/17/25 - Away | 6-4 W |
| 04/17/25 - Away | 11-0 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 0-7 L |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 0-7 L |
| 04/21/23 - Home | 5-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Valley Center proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 11) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Arkansas City Bulldogs, sneaking past 6-4. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-0 on Thursday.
Braden Heitsman was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Cooper Boone was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Valley Center is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Arkansas City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Valley Center has already played their next game (against Circle), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Arkansas City, they will challenge Andover Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Jaguars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.25 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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