Vikings
| 04/14/25 @ Highlands | 23 |
| 03/11/25 vs Florin | 13 |
| 03/25/25 @ Foothill | 10 |
| 03/19/25 @ Grant | 7 |
| 04/08/25 vs Armijo | 4 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley). They put the hurt on the Highlands Scots with a sharp 23-2 victory on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Vikings needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Erick Velasquez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-7 otherwise. Velasquez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Valley got a massive performance out of AJ Calvillo, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Calvillo a new career-high. Jayy Frisk was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.
Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
With the win, Valley broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-8. As for Highlands, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Valley has already played their next game, a 12-4 victory against Foothill on the 15th. As for Highlands, they will take on Vacaville Christian at 4:00 p.m. on the 22nd. The Scots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season.
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