After flying high against Marais des Cygnes Valley last Monday, Mission Valley came back down to earth. The Vikings took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Burlington Wildcats on Thursday. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.
Porter Deters was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mission Valley fell to 6-1-2. As for Burlington, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-5.
While Mission Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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