Pleasant had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the River Valley Vikings and snuck past 5-4. This was payback for Pleasant, who suffered a 17-16 loss the last time these two teams met.
For River Valley's part, Leland Doubikin was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Doubikin was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Doubikin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Park, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, River Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The victory got Pleasant back to even at 3-3. As for River Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Pleasant will head out on the road to face off against Ontario at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for River Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Shelby at 5:15 p.m.
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