Valhalla had lost five straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-5 to make it six. They fell just short of the Briarcliff Bears by a score of 2-1. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
As for Briarcliff, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1. They haven't had any issues with Valhalla recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
For Briarcliff's part, they gave Chase Thompson the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Thompson a new career-high. Caden Roth picked up the save, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Amador, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
While Valhalla had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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