The Valley Vikings will square off against the Jeffersontown Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley's hitters haven't had much luck over their past five matchups, but Wednesday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Valley fell victim to Holy Cross and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 18-0 to the Cougars. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly 18 runs.
Meanwhile, Jeffersontown sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-16 win over Shawnee on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Chargers have won by just one run.
Jeffersontown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Valley's way against Jeffersontown when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Valley made off with a 14-2 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chargers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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