Pleasant Valley has gone a perfect 10-0 against Chico recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pleasant Valley has eight straight wins, Chico has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pleasant Valley barely beat Roseville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Tigers on Tuesday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Alissa Snipes
| 04/15/25 vs Roseville | 13 |
| 04/10/25 vs Foothill | 16 |
| 04/07/25 vs Enterprise | 6 |
| 03/22/25 @ Clovis East | 16 |
| 03/21/25 @ Clovis West | 7 |
Alissa Snipes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit and allowing only one earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Thurman, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Chico didn't have quite enough to beat Monterey on Saturday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one run.
Chico saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Hines, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Pleasant Valley's record is now 13-5-1. As for Chico, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Pleasant Valley took their victory against Chico in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 16-3 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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