West Valley hit North Central with a 16-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wolfpack lost 22-1 to the Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolfpack in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Akiala Luna was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Autumn Faison, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for West Valley, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5.
North Central will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Rogers at 4:00 p.m. on the 14th. The Pirates have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 21.29 runs per game on average), something the Wolfpack will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for West Valley, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 13-8 loss against East Valley on the 3rd.
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