The Arlington Lions will challenge the Valley View Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Arlington will be strutting in after a win while Valley View will be coming in after a loss.
Arlington had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Lakeside on Thursday. The Lions were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Lancers. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Liberty hit Valley View with a five-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bison. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Bison: they've now lost three in a row.
Jeremiah Dandridge was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Rivera, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Arlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Valley View, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Arlington came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley View in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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