The Pleasant Valley Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Templeton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
While Pleasant Valley's win against Enterprise wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Vikings won by a run and slipped past the Hornets 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since April 26, 2024.
Holden Franks
| 04/11/25 vs Enterprise | 7 |
| 03/07/25 vs Clear Lake | 6 |
| 03/08/24 vs Del Norte | 6 |
| 04/04/25 vs Foothill | 3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Red Bluff | 3 |
Holden Franks looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Pleasant Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Giuseppe Bianchi, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Templeton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over Nipomo on Saturday. The Eagles have beaten the Titans the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Titans has come to flipping the script.
Templeton let Bo Swan and Andrew Raab run wild. Swan went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Raab scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Templeton is 4-2 when Raab posts two or more runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Charlie Dahlen was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Templeton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
The win got Templeton back to even at 9-9. As for Pleasant Valley, their record now sits at 10-7.
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