Vanden and Armijo are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Vanden Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Armijo Royals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Vanden is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Vanden put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They beat Leroy Greene Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-2.
Rhyan Solomon-King looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kekoa Grinton, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Bryce Alcantara was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Armijo's offense. Their rough 9-0 defeat to Vacaville last Friday might stick with them for a while. Armijo has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Vanden is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Armijo, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1.
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