Tuesday just wasn't the day for Shasta's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Pleasant Valley Vikings on Tuesday. Shasta just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.
For Pleasant Valley's part, they got a great performance from Nick Anderson as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pleasant Valley's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Domenic Borges, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jacob Ortega, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Shasta's loss dropped their record down to 9-9-1. As for Pleasant Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
While Shasta had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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