Pleasant Valley faced Xavier in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Spartans fell 5-1 to the Saints. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Saints apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in June of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Pleasant Valley and nudges their season record down to 22-9. As for Xavier, the victory keeps they at an undefeated 27-0.
Coming up, Pleasant Valley will head out on the road to take on Clinton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The River Kings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.42 runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Xavier, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-0 defeat against Linn-Mar on the 28th.
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