After flying high against Del Norte on Tuesday, Valley came back down to earth. The Vikings took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bernalillo Spartans on Thursday. The Vikings have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Riley Michel put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Michel was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
In other batting news, Allison Gallardo made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Bernalillo, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home.
As of now, neither Valley nor the Spartans have any future games scheduled.
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