Valley and East Allegheny are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Valley Vikings will look to defend their home field on Monday against the East Allegheny Wild Cats at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Valley: 2.9, East Allegheny: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Riverview onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Tyler Danko looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but East Allegheny had to settle for a 10-8 loss against Derry on Friday.
Michael Cahill was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Cahill has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cahill was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryan Rupert made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Valley's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for East Allegheny, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
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