Baseball Recap: Vallivue Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Caldwell	20
03/20/25 vs Century	19
04/02/25 @ Emmett	17
03/13/25 @ Meridian	14
03/12/25 vs Meridian	13

Vallivue waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Columbia Wildcats with a sharp 13-6 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Vallivue got a great performance from Baren Vadapalli as he pitched five innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Vadapalli has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Crutcher, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 games. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Delgado, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Vallivue's victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Columbia, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.

Vallivue will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Kelly at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Falcons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Columbia, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-1 victory against Caldwell on the 21st.