The Central Valley Falcons will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the West Valley Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Central Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Central Valley put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Trinity as Central Valley made off with a 14-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Central Valley as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kanin Harris was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Harris was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kannon Delong and Diego Recio did most of the damage at the plate: Delong scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Recio went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Drason Recio, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but West Valley had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Gridley on Friday.
West Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Lyman, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Central Valley's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for West Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
West Valley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Central Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for West Valley, though, as they've only averaged .234. Will they be able to contain Central Valley's hitters?
Central Valley couldn't quite finish off West Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 10-8. Can Central Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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