For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Smoky Valley and Halstead have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Vikings fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 6-5. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Dragons: they've now lost three in a row.
Jack Opat was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Ty Heitschmidt was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
Smoky Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Halstead, their record now sits at 4-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Smoky Valley beat the Dragons by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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