Valley View dropped their record down to 18-4 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Poly Bears. The Eagles were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior), but the Bears' pitchers proved too tough.
Valley View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Torres, who went 1-for-4 with one triple.
As for Poly, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Poly's side, not much got past Marley Audoma, who gave up just five hits to keep Valley View off the board. Audoma has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brookelyn Duerfeldt, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassandra Ayala, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Valley View will square off against rival Orange Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Poly is set to challenge their familiar foe Liberty at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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