Valley View waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Bentonville Tigers out 3-1.
Valley View saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Whitlock, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Valley View pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs per game. As for Bentonville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.
Valley View didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-1 defeat vs. Rogers on the 30th. As for Bentonville, they will be playing at home against Har-Ber at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Bentonville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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