North County typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Valley Park proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 3-0.
Valley Park saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Holmes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Valley Park is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for North County, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6.
Looking ahead, Valley Park will face off against Orchard Farm at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North County, they will square off against Festus at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Raiders 3.1, the Tigers 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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