Valley Mills won the last time they faced Itasca and things went their way on Thursday too. The Valley Mills Eagles were the clear victor by a 12-6 margin over the Itasca Wampus Cats. Considering the Eagles' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Blayne Griner
Arturo Molina and Blayne Griner were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Molina pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Griner tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Valley Mills is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise. At the plate, Molina scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Griner scored two runs while going 1-for-3. That hit was Molina's first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Dawson Chouinard was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
The win got Valley Mills back to even at 4-4. As for Itasca, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley Mills will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on March 28th. As for Itasca, they will head out to face off against Blum at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Itasca is facing Blum at the right time seeing as Blum is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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