Golden Valley is 0-10 against Valencia since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Golden Valley Grizzlies will look to defend their home field against the Valencia Vikings at 3:30 p.m.
Golden Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 9-1 loss to Saugus might stick with them for a while.
Golden Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Steidl, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Steidl has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Valencia scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Canyon as Valencia made off with a 16-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Valencia as they're now sitting on four straight.
Owen Brunsmann tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Gian Martinez and Matthew Moffitt did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Moffitt scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Wyatt Murphy was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12-1. As for Valencia, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10-1 record this season.
Golden Valley might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Valencia in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Golden Valley, Matthew Sherwood (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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