Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Sterling on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-3. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Andrew Renken
04/16/25 vs Fort Morgan | 3 |
03/27/25 @ Highland | 3 |
03/21/25 vs Northridge | 3 |
04/24/25 @ Sterling | 2 |
04/01/25 vs Greeley Central | 2 |
+ 2 more games |
Andrew Renken made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases. Valley is 4-1 when Renken posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brody Loveland, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Valley now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Sterling, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Valley is taking a road trip to challenge Fort Lupton at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Sterling, they will be playing at home against Silver Creek at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raptors have averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season.
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