After flying high against Olympian last Saturday, Valhalla came back down to earth. The Valhalla Norsemen fell just short of the El Capitan Vaqueros by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. Valhalla was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as El Capitan apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Preslee Fink was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On El Capitan's side, Alyssa Cole looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alanna Christiaens, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ciara Bernardini, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Valhalla's defeat dropped their record down to 6-20. As for El Capitan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11-4 record this season.
Valhalla will head out on the road to challenge Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills is on a five-game streak of home wins, Valhalla a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. El Capitan will take on Steele Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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