Western pushed their score all the way to 14 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of the Valley Vikings by a score of 15-14. Western has struggled against Valley recently, as their match on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
For Valley's part, they got a massive performance out of Tyler Priddy, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Priddy has been hot recently, having posted three or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Odle, who scored a run and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Western's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Valley, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
After both having extra time off, Western and Central will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on April 9th. As for Valley, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Seneca at 5:30 p.m. on April 8th.
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