Valley is on a four-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Shamrock a six-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Valley Patriots will take on the Shamrock Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Valley fell victim to a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Kress.
Damian Valdes was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Valdes was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
In other batting news, Eric Pettit was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Shamrock's offense. Their tough 10-0 loss to Clarendon on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Shamrock, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Valley might still be hurting after the 22-12 defeat they got from Shamrock when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Valley, Hunter Stroope (who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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