The Tri-Valley White 17U baseball team earned two more wins recently. They defeated Avera on Thursday, June 19th and got a win over Plains on Monday, June 23rd. Avera also beat Tri-Valley on Monday.
Tri-Valley 9, Avera 6
An early led helped Tri-Valley to a win over Avera on Thursday. Avera scored a run in the top of the first, but Tri-Valley responded with three in the bottom of the inning. Avera took the lead in the top of the second, 5-3, after scoring four times. Tri-Valley wouldn’t let Avera keep the momentum long. They countered with five in the bottom of the second to go back in front 8-5. Tri-Valley got one more run in the bottom of the third, while Avera scored their last run in the top of the fourth.
Bracken had two hits, one a double, with an RBI. Zach, Kadyn, and Blake all had two singles and an RBI each. Blain had two hits as well. Elijah had a single with two RBIs, and Aaden had a hit with an RBI.
Tri-Valley 9, Plains 2
A seven-run inning gave Tri-Valley the win over Plains. Plains scored first with a run in the bottom of the first inning. They stayed in front 1-0 until the top of the third. Tri-Valley scored seven runs in the third inning for a 7-1 lead. Plains added a run in the bottom of the fourth, but Tri-Valley got two more in the top of the fifth.
Denton had two hits and two RBIs. Aaden had a single and a triple with an RBI. Zach added a home run with three RBIs. Kadyn finished with a double. Blake and Elijah both had a single. Blake pitched two innings and allowed a run on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Luke pitched three innings and allowed a run on a hit with two walks and five strikeouts.
Avera 10, Tri-Valley 9
In a back-and-forth game, Avera got enough runs in the bottom of the fourth to take the win over Tri-Valley. Tri-Valley got a run in the top of the first. Avera answered with three in the bottom of the inning. Tri-Valley again got a run in the second only to see Avera score three more in the bottom of the inning for a 6-2 lead. Tri-Valley then scored three times in the top of the third to cut the lead to 6-5. They took the lead, 9-6, with four runs in the top of the fourth. Avera, however, also scored four times in the bottom of the fourth to win the game.
Denton had a home run and a double with three RBIs. Kadyn had a single and double with two RBIs. Aaden and Elijah both had a single with an RBI. Zach and Bracken both had a double.
