Yreka was the 4-3 winner over West Valley when they last played one another on April 9th, but their luck changed this time around. The Yreka Miners fell just short of the West Valley Eagles by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Yreka has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alexes Collier was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Collier has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Collier was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Emmie Freitas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Like Yreka, West Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Aubree Wertz. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Wertz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kylee Jaramillo was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Yreka's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for West Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7.
Yreka has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Central Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Valley is coming into the match with five straight victories on the road, so Yreka will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for West Valley, they will challenge Foothill at 11:40 a.m. on Friday. Foothill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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