Valley has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Monday. They will challenge the Burrell Bucs at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, Valley fell victim to a tough 10-1 loss at the hands of Knoch.
Nikolas Heakins put in work no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Heakins was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Heakins wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dominick Dunkel, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Burrell suffered a rough 10-3 defeat at the hands of Kiski Area on Wednesday.
Having lost for the first time this season, Valley fell to 2-1. As for Burrell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Burrell in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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