The Crescent Valley Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Corvallis Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crescent Valley has seven straight wins, Corvallis has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, it was close, but Crescent Valley sidestepped West Albany for a 4-2 victory.
Luke Schoeffler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Crescent Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luey Campos, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tj Deen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Corvallis came up short against West Albany last Friday and fell 11-6.
Crescent Valley's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Corvallis, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Crescent Valley might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from Corvallis in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Crescent Valley, Max Gregg (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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