The Vanden Vikings will take on the Rodriguez Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Vanden is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since February 26th on Friday. They fell just short of Pinole Valley by a score of 8-6. The Vikings have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Vanden saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kekoa Grinton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez came up short against River City on Thursday and fell 8-5. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sean O'Connell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Rodriguez is 5-1 when O'Connell posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Benjaman 'BJ' Smith was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Even though they lost, Rodriguez kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Rodriguez's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Vanden, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Vanden beat Rodriguez 6-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Does Vanden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rodriguez turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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