River Valley pushed their score to 12 the last time they played American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, but on Monday they couldn't quite do it again. The River Valley Dust Devils sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians. The victory was just what River Valley needed coming off of a 7-1 defeat in their prior contest.
River Valley got a great performance from Dreyton Gleason as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.1 innings pitched. Gleason has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chad Hunter, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Larry Mendoza, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Valley only tossed three.
River Valley pushed their record up to 15-8-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs per game. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. River Valley will challenge Kingman at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Bourgade Catholic at 3:45 p.m.
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