Valley View fell victim to JW North and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as JW North apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
For JW North's part, Carlos Pena spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. Pena has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, JW North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Valley View's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for JW North, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14-1.
While Valley View had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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