Valley View proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by six) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Waynesville 9-8. For Valley View, this counts as revenge for the 7-4 victory Waynesville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Wyatt Burkett
| 04/24/26 vs Waynesville | 3 |
| 04/10/26 vs Dayton Christian | 2 |
| 03/28/26 vs Kenton Ridge | 2 |
| 04/22/26 vs Eaton | 1 |
| 04/17/26 @ Carlisle | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Valley View let Wyatt Burkett and Sam Berry run wild. Burkett went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one double, while Berry went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Burkett is becoming a predictor of Valley View's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Eli Fogle also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Valley View pushed their record up to 6-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Waynesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Valley View will have a chance to go back-to-back against Waynesville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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