Valley fell victim to Elmore County and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Panthers. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Valley got a good showing from Austin Barber, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew McDonald, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base. Aj Harper also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8-1. As for Elmore County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season.
While 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 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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