Pleasant Valley won against Red Bluff in Tuesday's second game with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Pleasant Valley Vikings sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Red Bluff Spartans. The win was familiar territory for Pleasant Valley who now have four in a row.
Domenic Borges spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nick Anderson was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Jacob Ortega was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Red Bluff's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Cooper Sides gave up four earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Red Bluff saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Ross, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Red Bluff didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pleasant Valley only tossed three.
Pleasant Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Red Bluff, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-7.
Pleasant Valley will be playing at home against Shasta at 2:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Pleasant Valley will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for Red Bluff, they will head out on the road to face off against Enterprise at 2:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Red Bluff's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Enterprise's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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