Blue Valley extended their losing streak to 11 on Monday, dropping them down to 1-12. They lost 20-9 to the Valley Heights Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, with their most recent defeat being a 9-3 loss on Monday.
Blue Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Innes, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Keagan Fowler was another, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.
As for Valley Heights, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-7. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Valley Heights' side, they got a massive performance out of Preston Smerchek, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The Mustangs are 2-1 when Smerchek posts three or more hits, but 3-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dino Conti, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Coming up, Blue Valley will head out to challenge Onaga at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Valley Heights, they will challenge Republic County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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