Minisink Valley dropped their record down to 7-8 on Monday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell 4-1 to the Valley Central Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, with their most recent loss being a 9-2 defeat last Monday.
As for Valley Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games.
For Valley Central's part, Darren Russo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. Russo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Valley Central's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mason McDonald, who went 3-for-4 with one run. That's the most hits McDonald has posted since back in April. Another was Jake Cancredi, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
As of now, neither Minisink Valley nor Valley Central have any future games scheduled.
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