San Ramon Valley entered their tilt with Dougherty Valley with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Dougherty Valley Wildcats out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for San Ramon Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Max Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Luke Baker was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Dougherty Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Duncan, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
San Ramon Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Dougherty Valley, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. San Ramon Valley will take on De La Salle at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (San Ramon Valley: 3.5, De La Salle: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Dougherty Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. Monte Vista is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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