Monument Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Ganado Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, Monument Valley fell victim to a tough 26-10 loss at the hands of Holbrook. Monument Valley has struggled against Holbrook recently, as their match on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Davin Salt was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Roque Todecheene was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Monument Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ganado put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Window Rock with a sharp 12-2 win. The victory was just what Ganado needed coming off of a 13-2 defeat in their prior matchup.
Monument Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Ganado, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Monument Valley might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Ganado when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ganado's Jermal Slinkey, who struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Monument Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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