Basalt came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Valley Vikings, falling 21-11. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Longhorns of the 15-9 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2024.
Basalt saw ten different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hadley Ivy, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one triple. Elsie Mile was another, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Basalt's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
Coming up, Basalt will face off against Bennett at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.25 runs per game on average), something the Longhorns will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Valley, they will challenge Northridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Grizzlies have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.
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