Valley is 0-9 against Boulder City since March of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. Valley will look to defend their home field against Boulder City at 3:30 p.m. Valley has given up an average of 19.3 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Valley is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Canyon Springs, falling 17-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Vikings couldn't push the score so high this time.
Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karissma Ramirez, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Boulder City waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Miners with a sharp 15-1 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 13 runs or more this season.
Boulder City got a massive performance out of Payton Rogers, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was Rogers' first of the season. Baylee Cook was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Boulder City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Boulder City pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.09 in the others. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Valley might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Boulder City in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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