Valencia suffered their closest defeat since May 19, 2025 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Saugus Centurions by a score of 3-1. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Centurions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Keira Rand spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Valencia saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Stanchfield, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Valencia's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Saugus, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Valencia will face off against rival Castaic at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Saugus is set to take on their familiar foe West Ranch at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Centurions 3.8, the Wildcats 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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