Galion waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the River Valley Vikings with a sharp 9-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Galion, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For River Valley's part, John Bates was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Bates has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayden Kanagy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Galion's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Galion will have a chance to go back-to-back against River Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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