Valley is 1-9 against Eaton since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Valley Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eaton Reds at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valley gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past Lyons 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Valley.
Anthony Soliz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Mestas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eaton put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Wellington as Eaton made off with a 17-1 win. Considering Eaton has won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kade Gentry and Liam Whalen did most of the damage at the plate: Gentry went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Whalen scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Gentry is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunnar Duncan, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Eaton, their victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0.
Valley suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Eaton when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Valley, Tate Smith (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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