Valley Center extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to five on Thursday, dropping them down to 0-4. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Goddard Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-6 on Thursday.
As for Goddard, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
For Goddard's part, Thomas` Walter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lincoln Jensen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Mruk, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Coming up, Valley Center will take on Maize at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Goddard, they will square off against Salina South at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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