Valhalla and West Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Valhalla Norsemen will be playing at home against the West Hills Wolf Pack at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Valhalla comes in on seven and West Hills on four.
West Hills' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Valhalla had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Valhalla's pitcher stepped up to hand El Capitan a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Julian Jerjees, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mace Wheeler, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Hills scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against El Cajon Valley as West Hills made off with a 16-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
West Hills also got a great performance from J Howard as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on B Steveson, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was C Lewis, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Valhalla is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for West Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Valhalla has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Valhalla beat West Hills 6-3 in their previous matchup on April 3rd. Does Valhalla have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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