In what's become a running theme this season, Round Valley gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over the Bagdad Sultans. Round Valley's victory was all the more impressive since Bagdad was averaging only 2.39 runs allowed on the season.
Brenton Walker made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Walker was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ryker Marble was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Jeffery Cochran was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
On Bagdad's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Destry Owings, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Bagdad hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Round Valley struck out six times.
Round Valley has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Bagdad, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 16-1-1.
Round Valley will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Chinle at 2:00 p.m. Round Valley is on a five-game streak of home wins, Chinle a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Bagdad, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Gilbert Christian at 10:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bagdad: 2.4, Gilbert Christian: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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