Emmett extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-19. They came up short against the Vallivue Falcons, falling 11-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-3 on April 3rd.
Emmett saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Sullivan, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
As for Vallivue, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-11. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
On Vallivue's side, Baren Vadapalli made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Vadapalli has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Cyganik, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Vallivue is undefeated when Cyganik posts two or more runs, but 8-11 otherwise. Banks Sedillos was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, Emmett is taking a road trip to face off against Caldwell at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.58 runs per game on average), something the Huskies will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Vallivue, they will welcome Skyview at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hawks have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season.
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