The Valley Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Apollo Ridge Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Burrell last Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bucs by a score of 10-8.
Valley saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nikolas Heakins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Heakins is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Wesley Schrock, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, sadly, Apollo Ridge is still looking for their first win of the season after four matchups. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Riverview on Thursday. One positive for Apollo Ridge, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Apollo Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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