Softball Recap: Valley Falls Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Dragons

Previous 4 Games

05/02/26 vs Jackson Heights	6-3
05/01/26 vs Atchison County	18-2
04/30/26 @ Horton	16-1
04/30/26 @ Horton	18-6

Valley Falls waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Jackson Heights Cobras. This was a revenge game for the Dragons: when they faced off against the Cobras on Monday, they had to take a 5-3 defeat.

Birkley Hernandez was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Hernandez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cali Delong, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Delong has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.

Valley Falls hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 6-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.

Valley Falls' win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Jackson Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.

Looking ahead, Valley Falls will face off against Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.25 runs per game on average), something the Dragons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Jackson Heights, they will head out on the road to square off against Atchison County at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.62 runs per game on average), something the Cobras will no doubt try to take advantage of.