Valley and Weld Central met for a duel on Thursday where Valley had to take the L. The Valley Vikings fell 13-10 to the Weld Central Rebels. Even if the Vikings couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
RyAnn Litfin was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ava Kamphaus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August.
Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. As for Weld Central, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-13.
Valley will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Brush at 4:00 p.m. Valley is facing Brush at the right time seeing as Brush is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Weld Central, they are taking a road trip to take on Eaton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eaton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season.
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