Spring Valley extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping them down to 8-15. They fell 6-2 to the Airport Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-1 back in March.
Spring Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Evans, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
As for Airport, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Airport's side, Daniel Butts looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Butts has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Dunlap was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Landon Jeffcoat was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Coming up, Spring Valley will venture away from home to challenge West Florence at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Airport does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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