For the second straight game, Valhalla will face off against Briarcliff. The Vikings will take on the Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday, Valhalla didn't have quite enough to beat Briarcliff and fell 2-1. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
For Briarcliff's part, they gave Chase Thompson the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Thompson a new career-high. Caden Roth picked up the save, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Amador, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Briarcliff pushed their record up to 6-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Valhalla, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
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