It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Valley Vista ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-6 victory over the Shadow Ridge Stallions. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Valley Vista considering their two-run performance the match before.
Luke Carr tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Elijah White relieved him and did a solid job, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Rylie Hanson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Everett Sanderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
On Shadow Ridge's side, Phoenix Madsen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits. Madsen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Shadow Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trace Garrison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. JonBryan Bonilla was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Valley Vista and bumps their season record up to 7-10-1. As for Shadow Ridge, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-16.
Valley Vista will have a chance to go back-to-back against Shadow Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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