After flying high against Pieper last Friday, Veterans Memorial came back down to earth. The Veterans Memorial Patriots took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Smithson Valley Rangers on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Veterans Memorial in their matchups with Smithson Valley: they've now lost four in a row.
Alaina Peper made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Veterans Memorial's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6. As for Smithson Valley, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 23-6.
Veterans Memorial will be playing in front of their home fans against Seguin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Veterans Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Smithson Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smithson Valley is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
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