The Valley Vikings will take on the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Desert Oasis will come in with three straight wins.
Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Sierra Vista on Friday. They came up short against the Mountain Lions, falling 16-1.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Western. The result was nothing new for the Diamondbacks, who have now won eight games by 15 runs or more so far this season.
Desert Oasis let Alissa Perkins and Kaitlyn Dunigan run wild. Perkins went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base, while Dunigan went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Perkins has snagged this season. Veyda Simon was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Desert Oasis, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Valley might still be hurting after the 22-0 loss they got from Desert Oasis in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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