Valley is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Thursday. They will head out on the road to face off against the Bismarck Indians at 4:00 p.m. Valley's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Bismarck's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against West County on Tuesday. They lost 16-1 to the Bulldogs. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bismarck made easy work of Bunker on Wednesday and carried off a 21-2 win. The Indians have beaten the Eagles the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Bismarck pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Valley couldn't quite finish off Bismarck when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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