Valhalla had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Monte Vista Monarchs. That's more bragging rights for Valhalla, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Valhalla's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Rivera, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Nate Moulton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
On Monte Vista's side, Reuben Cabugwas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Valhalla has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Monte Vista, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-1.
Valhalla will head out on the road to face off against El Cajon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Cajon Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Monte Vista, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against El Capitan at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monte Vista: 3.8, El Capitan: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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