Valley is 9-1 against Del Norte since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Valley Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Del Norte Knights at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Valley has four straight wins, Del Norte has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Valley can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Hope Christian.
Alexus Zubia-Olivas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Zubia-Olivas was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Valley got a massive performance out of Aaliyah Diggs, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Viviana Montoya was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Del Norte played against Albuquerque Academy and lost via forfeit.
Valley pushed their record up to 16-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Del Norte, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Valley took their win against Del Norte in their previous meeting on April 11th by a conclusive 12-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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