The South Tahoe Vikings will face off against the North Valleys Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Tahoe will be strutting in after a victory while North Valleys will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, South Tahoe earned a 7-4 win over Wooster.
Jonah Benavidez
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Jonah Benavidez was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelo Abandondolo, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when North Valleys and Truckee meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Panthers fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 9-8.
Caden Birch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Zach Clarke, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
South Tahoe has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-18 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for North Valleys, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
South Tahoe suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to North Valleys when the teams last played back in March. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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