The Valley Vikings will head out to face off against the Bonanza Bengals at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Monday just wasn't the day for Valley's offense. They lost 16-0 to Spring Valley on Monday.
Bonanza never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Western on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 18-3 victory. Considering the Bengals have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ayla Murphy was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, four stolen bases, and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Araceli Nason was another key player, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Bonanza was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They are 8-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Bonanza has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Valley suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Bonanza in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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