The Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates will challenge the Valley Catholic Valiants on Wednesday. Neah-Kah-Nie has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Neah-Kah-Nie lost 15-5 to Warrenton on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Valley Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Columbians a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Valiants have posted since March 26th.
Not much got past Trevor Yee, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Rainier off the board. Yee has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Valley Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Will Erickson, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Neah-Kah-Nie's loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Valley Catholic, the win got them back to even at 5-5-1.
Neah-Kah-Nie suffered a grim 23-3 defeat to Valley Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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