The Valley Vikings will take on the Bloomfield Bobcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Valley: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home, while Bloomfield has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Things were looking good for Valley after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Sandia by a score of 3-2.
Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Foulk, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Foulk's first of the season.
16 must be Bloomfield's lucky number: they beat Jemez Valley with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Bobcats were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over the Warrior. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Tristan Work was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Work was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Bloomfield got a massive performance out of Manuel Chavarilla, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most hits Chavarilla has posted over his last eight contests. Another player making a difference was Marcus Carrillo, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI.
Bloomfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bloomfield's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Valley skirted past Bloomfield 4-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2025. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bobcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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