The Emmett Huskies will face off against the Vallivue Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Emmett has struggled recently with 15 losses in a row, while Vallivue will arrive with 12 straight wins.
Emmett came up short against Bishop Kelly on Wednesday, falling 9-1.
Emmett saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Casey Coburn, who went 1-for-3 with one double. Chris Fowler also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vallivue). They put the hurt on Caldwell with a sharp 21-1 victory on Tuesday. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Vallivue also got a great performance from J.J. Bittick as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Colt Augustus was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Aaron Rayo, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Vallivue kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive games.
Vallivue pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Emmett, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Emmett couldn't quite finish off Vallivue when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Huskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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