Shady Side Academy fell victim to Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Valley Vikings by a score of 1-0. After a 19-0 finish the last time they played, Shady Side Academy and Valley decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Shady Side Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Valinsky, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Valley's side, Dominick Dunkel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
This is the second loss in a row for Shady Side Academy and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Shady Side Academy will head out on the road to square off against Quaker Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Freeport at 4:00 p.m. Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Freeport's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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