East Valley is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Rogers a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The East Valley Knights will host the Rogers Pirates at 4:00 p.m. East Valley has given up an average of 16.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
East Valley came up short against North Central on Saturday, falling 19-2.
East Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colby Bergman, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Dakota Jackson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Rogers had taken Clarkston down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Saturday. Rogers took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clarkston.
Jackson Ables stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Logenn Storer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Rogers, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
East Valley couldn't quite finish off Rogers in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can East Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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