Valhalla has not done well against Steele Canyon recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Valhalla Norsemen had just enough and edged the Steele Canyon Cougars out 4-3. This was payback for Valhalla, who suffered an 8-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Devyn Mack was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Mack has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mack was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with.
In other batting news, Jayden Chiaramonte was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Steele Canyon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tevia Cohen, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Valhalla's victory bumped their record up to 4-18. As for Steele Canyon, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5-1.
Valhalla will take on Santana at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santana will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Steele Canyon, they will head out on the road to square off against Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Steele Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Granite Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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