Valley's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They put the hurt on the Florin Panthers with a sharp 15-5 win. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Erick Velasquez
| 04/28/25 @ Florin | 8 |
| 04/03/24 @ Foothill | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs Florin | 5 |
| 04/22/25 @ Burbank | 4 |
| 03/04/25 vs West Campus | 4 |
Erick Velasquez and Jayy Frisk made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Velasquez struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits. Meanwhile, Frisk pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those eight strikeouts gave Velasquez a new career-high. At the plate, Velasquez went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Frisk went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Valley is undefeated when Frisk posts two or more runs, but 2-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, Valley let Carmine Bermudez and Giovanni Carmona run wild. Bermudez went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, five runs, and two RBI, while Carmona got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Carmona has become a key player for Valley: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Brown, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Florin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-15.
Looking ahead, Valley will host Johnson at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.71 runs per game on average), something the Vikings will no doubt try to take advantage of. Florin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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