On Friday, the River Valley Vikings narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Crestview Cougars 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for River Valley.
Leland Doubikin was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hayden Kanagy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Crestview's side, Gavin Barker put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Barker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Brennan Fulk was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
River Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-16. As for Crestview, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
River Valley will head out on the road to challenge Clear Fork at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Crestview, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against St. Paul at 5:00 p.m. St. Paul's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Crestview's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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