Dougherty Valley won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of the San Ramon Valley Wolves. Dougherty Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as San Ramon Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Dougherty Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Rouse, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Dougherty Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On San Ramon Valley's side, they got a great performance from Charles Reiland as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Reiland has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marco Jones was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Colin Linteo was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Dougherty Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for San Ramon Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.
While Dougherty Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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