Valhalla has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Mount Miguel Matadors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valhalla will be strutting in after a victory while Mount Miguel will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Valhalla was able to grind out a solid win over West Hills, taking the game 6-3. The victory was just what Valhalla needed coming off of a 19-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Mathew Ibrahim tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mace Wheeler was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Jerjees, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-1 walloping at the hands of El Capitan.
Mount Miguel saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Junior Ettleman, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Valhalla has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Mount Miguel, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Valhalla took their win against Mount Miguel when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. Will Valhalla repeat their success, or does Mount Miguel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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