Valhalla had lost 18 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 1-16 to make it 19. They came up short against the Grossmont Foothillers, falling 7-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
As for Grossmont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-8. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
For Grossmont's part, Jesse McCormick tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts McCormick has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Dominic Guerra was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Grossmont is undefeated when Guerra posts two or more runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Max Tufugafale, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
While Valhalla 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 Thursday.
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