Bernalillo had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 13-13 to make it four. They fell 7-4 to the Valley Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 on April 14th.
Bernalillo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Duran, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
As for Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-17. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On Valley's side, they got a great performance from Corbin Torres as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Torres has become a key player for the Vikings: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 6-16 otherwise.
At the plate, Caden Barth was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Elias Saiz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.
As of now, neither Bernalillo nor Valley have any future games scheduled.
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