Valley was the 6-5 winner over Pinon when they last played one another on Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The Valley Pirates' rough 13-7 defeat to the Pinon Eagles on Friday might stick with them for a while.
Kegan Begay was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Joe, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9. As for Pinon, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season.
Valley has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Greyhills Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Greyhills Academy is coming into the match with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Valley will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Pinon, they will face off against Northland Prep Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northland Prep Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Pinon will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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