Valley Regional is on a three-game streak of home losses, Portland a nine-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Valley Regional Warriors will take on the Portland Highlanders at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Valley Regional will be strutting in after a win while Portland will be coming in after a loss.
Valley Regional is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Morgan on Wednesday as Valley Regional made off with a 17-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Valley Regional considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Valley Regional got a great performance from Addison Hardman as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Nataly Pavon-Avila was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Amelia Giantonio was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Portland suffered a tough 25-7 defeat at the hands of East Hampton on Wednesday.
Valley Regional's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Portland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Valley Regional took their victory against Portland in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 24-1. Will Valley Regional repeat their success, or does Portland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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