The Central Valley Falcons are taking a road trip to face off against the West Valley Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Central Valley lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Anderson, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's match. The Falcons blew past the Cubs 11-1 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Falcons as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, West Valley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They put the hurt on the Miners with a sharp 13-6 victory. Considering the Eagles have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
West Valley got a massive performance out of Bryton Miller, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Miller a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Degan Palos, who scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Miller wasn't the only one making solid contact: West Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for the Eagles: they were averaging 4.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.2.
West Valley pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Central Valley, their record is now 4-8.
Central Valley came up short against West Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 8-3. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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