The Pleasant Valley Vikings will take on the River City Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Valley will be strutting in after a victory while River City will be coming in after a loss.
Pleasant Valley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Shasta by a score of 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

Brayden Borges
04/29/25 vs Shasta | 7 |
04/22/25 vs Chico | 6 |
04/15/25 vs Dos Pueblos | 4 |
04/08/25 @ Enterprise | 5 |
04/03/25 @ Foothill | 6 |
+ 3 more games |
Brayden Borges tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Pleasant Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Greyson Christie, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Pleasant Valley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shasta struck out eight times.
Christian Brothers hit River City with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tanner Mayberry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Torrente, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Pleasant Valley's win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for River City, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Pleasant Valley skirted past River City 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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