On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but the Valley View Eagles had to settle for a 4-3 loss against the Newport Harbor Sailors. Valley View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Newport Harbor's part, they got a great performance from Luke Welbourn as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Newport Harbor's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Adam Martin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jack Pinkert was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Valley View's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Newport Harbor, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley View will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Lancaster at 11:00 a.m. Lancaster is coming into the match with four straight losses at home, meaning Valley View will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Newport Harbor, they will head out on the road to square off against Corona del Mar at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Newport Harbor's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Corona del Mar's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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