Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Happy Valley). They put the hurt on the Cloudland Highlanders with a sharp 17-7 win on Friday. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Highlanders recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Ty Johnson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. Those stolen bases were his first of the season.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lane Parker, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, three doubles, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Goulds, who scored two runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-3.
Happy Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-3-1. As for Cloudland, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Happy Valley will head out to challenge Hampton at 5:30 a.m. on Monday. Hampton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.4 runs per game on average), something Happy Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cloudland, they will head out on the road to take on University School at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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