Valhalla came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Monte Vista Monarchs 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Valhalla, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Colton Stinkeoway made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stinkeoway was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Mathew Ibrahim tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Mace Wheeler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Julian Jerjees was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Like Valhalla, Monte Vista also got a great game from a two-way player: Gavin Daley. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Daley was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Daley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Damian Ordaz, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Valhalla is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Monte Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-8-1.
Valhalla will have a chance to go back-to-back against Monte Vista: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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