Bernalillo is 2-8 against Valley since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Spartans will host the Vikings at 3:30 p.m. Bernalillo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Albuquerque Academy hit Bernalillo with a six-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans fell 10-5 to the Chargers.
Bernalillo saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Acosta, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Valley made easy work of Los Alamos on Wednesday and carried off a 16-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Taylor Fredrickson looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Valley: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-15 otherwise.
At the plate, Alex Hernandez was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Corbin Torres was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Bernalillo's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Valley, their win bumped their record up to 8-17.
Bernalillo came up short against Valley when the teams last played on April 14th, falling 5-1. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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