On Friday, West Valley faced Colony in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Valley Wolf Pack fell just short of the Colony Knights by a score of 4-3. West Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Colony apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on May 4th.
For Colony's part, Brayden Parrent was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Parrent was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaesen Buzby, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Regan Gordan, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
West Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-2. As for Colony, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-10.
West Valley will take on Sitka at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Sitka is coming into the contest with three straight defeats on the road, meaning West Valley will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Colony, they will take on South Anchorage at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Anchorage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Colony's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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