Valley is 2-8 against Cordova since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Valley Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Cordova Lancers at 4:00 p.m. Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
While Valley has not struggled against Foothill recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Valley walked away with a 10-5 win over Foothill. Valley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Carmine Bermudez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Giovanni Carmona, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Cordova's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 10-5 to Cosumnes Oaks.
Levi Nyberg put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nyberg has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Nyberg was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Nyberg wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Salazar, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Valley's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-7. As for Cordova, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8-1.
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