West is 0-10 against Golden Valley since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The West Vikings will be playing at home against the Golden Valley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m.
West is is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game on Friday. They suffered a rough 20-1 loss at the hands of South.
Meanwhile, Golden Valley came tearing into Monday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Suns as they made off with a 21-3 victory. The result was nothing new for Golden Valley, who have now won ten matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Jackeline Salazar was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Salazar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alexia Martinez was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Emma Heath, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
West's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Golden Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
West might still be hurting after the 16-3 loss they got from Golden Valley when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Golden Valley's Evelinn Gonzalez, who pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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