Valley came tearing into Monday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Deer Lakes Lancers out 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jacob Staraniec looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On Deer Lakes' side, Ryan Cochran was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Cochran was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
Cochran wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Danka, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI. Noah Shurina was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Deer Lakes, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Deer Lakes: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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