Steele Canyon was the 8-1 winner over Valhalla when they last played one another on April 9th, but their luck changed this time around. The Steele Canyon Cougars fell just short of the Valhalla Norsemen by a score of 4-3 on Thursday.
Steele Canyon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tevia Cohen, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Valhalla's side, Devyn Mack made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Mack has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mack was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with.
In other batting news, Jayden Chiaramonte was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Steele Canyon's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5-1. As for Valhalla, their victory bumped their record up to 4-18.
Steele Canyon will head out on the road to challenge Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Granite Hills: 3.7, Steele Canyon: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Valhalla, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Santana at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santana is coming into the game with five straight losses on the road, meaning Valhalla will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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