The Tri-Valley Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Tremont Turks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Tri-Valley can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let Lexington onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tri-Valley.
Cole Klein made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Klein was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Caiden Dehner and Isaiah Alexander did most of the damage at the plate: Dehner scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Alexander went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Grayson Coughlin, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Tremont only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Peoria Heights on Thursday. Tremont blew past Peoria Heights 10-0. Tremont's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The win got Tri-Valley back to even at 6-6. As for Tremont, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Tri-Valley came up short against Tremont when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Tri-Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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