Platte Valley and Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Platte Valley Broncos will venture away from home to face off against the Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Platte Valley will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Platte Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Forge Christian on Tuesday. They came up short against the Fury, falling 17-0.
Meanwhile, Valley lost 18-7 to Northridge on Tuesday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jackie Gonzalez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Lawing, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 41.7%.
Platte Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Platte Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Platte Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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