Valliant had lost three straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 19-14 to make it four. They fell just short of the Rattan Rams by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 last Friday.
Landyn Howard was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
As for Rattan, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
On Rattan's side, Shade Cody made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, Cody posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
In other pitching news, Mark Janoe looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since April 1st.
Back at the plate, Ben Ellis was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Kobe Tabor was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Valliant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rattan, they will challenge Talihina at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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