Smoky Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Hesston on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Swathers by a score of 18-17. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Swathers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Ty Heitschmidt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Opat, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Smoky Valley now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Hesston, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Swathers beat Smoky Valley by a score of 11-0 later that day.
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