It was a good run, but Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Albuquerque Bulldogs. Valley has struggled against Albuquerque recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Jaylyn Kelly made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Viviana Montoya, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On Albuquerque's side, Raquel Waldrop spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Natalia Padilla was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Annika Stanley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Albuquerque, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Valley will head out on the road to square off against Hope Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Albuquerque, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Santa Fe at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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