On Friday Valley will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Basalt Longhorns at 2:00 p.m. Valley will be strutting in after a win while Basalt will be coming in after a loss.
Valley will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Woodland Park on Saturday. Everything went Valley's way against Woodland Park as Valley made off with a 21-14 victory. The Vikings' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jackie Gonzalez was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alivia Lawing, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .844. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Basalt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 17-4 to Cedaredge.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Basalt, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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