For the second straight game, Golden Valley will face off against Merced. Golden Valley will head out on the road to challenge Merced at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Golden Valley will head out to face Merced after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Golden Valley took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Merced.
For Merced's part, Conner Vitelli made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Vitelli a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryce Jimenez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Merced is 2-1 when Jimenez posts two or more runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cooper Frost, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Merced, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
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