After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Santa Fe Christian, Valhalla was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the West Hills Wolf Pack. That's more bragging rights for Valhalla, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Valhalla got a great performance from Mathew Ibrahim as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Ibrahim has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mace Wheeler, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Jerjees, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On West Hills' side, they got a good showing from G Murphy, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, West Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was V Hrnjak, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Valhalla is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for West Hills, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valhalla will face off against Mount Miguel at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Miguel is on a three-game streak of home losses, Valhalla a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. As for West Hills, they will head out on the road to square off against Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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