The Golden Valley Cougars will be taking part in a tournament against the Edison Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
Golden Valley is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since March 23rd on Monday. They fell just short of Gregori by a score of 4-2. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Gabriel Richards made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Edison had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They never let the Titans get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Santiago Moreno made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last seven games. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Roman Stewart, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Anthony Morones also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Edison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .414 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Edison, their record now sits at 14-2.
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