Doniphan West had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 16-7 to make it four. They fell 4-1 to the Valley Falls Dragons. The Mustangs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Dragons from their previous meeting back in May of 2022.
As for Valley Falls, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games.
For Valley Falls' part, Trenten VanHoutan was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. VanHoutan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Matt Stapp was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
As of now, neither Doniphan West nor Valley Falls have any future games scheduled.
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