Manzano fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Valley Vikings by a score of 9-7. The Monarchs haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Bodey Ethridge was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Bryce Walter, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Ethridge wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Manzano kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matches.
Manzano's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Valley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Coming up, Manzano will be playing at home against Mayfield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Manzano is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Valley, they are taking a road trip to square off against Las Cruces at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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