Valley View extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 1-3 in the process. They came up short against the Oakwood Lumberjacks, falling 12-1. The Spartans were not able to make up for their loss to the Lumberjacks from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for Oakwood, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-2-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Oakwood's part, Nate Patterson made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Patterson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Josh Tribble was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Leo Holzberg, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
While Valley View 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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