Lyndon is 1-9 against Mission Valley since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lyndon Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Mission Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Lyndon suffered a tough 17-2 loss at the hands of Lebo. The loss was Lyndon's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Mission Valley had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. Everything went their way against the Bearcats as they made off with a 9-1 victory. Considering Mission Valley has won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kailynn Jacobson made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Jacobson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jacobson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyplee Jacobson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Maddie Kraus was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lyndon fell to 2-1-1. As for Mission Valley, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Lyndon couldn't quite finish off Mission Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can Lyndon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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