Valley drops baseball doubleheader to Claude

  • OPENER WIN As baseball teams across the country celebrated opening day last week, perhaps none celebrated more than the Valley coachpitch team winning their opener over Floydada, 13-2. | COURTESY PHOTO
    OPENER WIN As baseball teams across the country celebrated opening day last week, perhaps none celebrated more than the Valley coachpitch team winning their opener over Floydada, 13-2. | COURTESY PHOTO
  • Valley drops baseball doubleheader to Claude
    Valley drops baseball doubleheader to Claude
  • Valley drops baseball doubleheader to Claude
    Valley drops baseball doubleheader to Claude

    For six innings, the Valley Patriots were in charge in the first game of April 3 doubleheader with the Claude Mustangs.

    Leading 7-4 and needing just three outs to pick up their second win of the young season, the Patriots could not corral the Mustangs who put together a six-run rally in the top of the seventh. Valley was only able to get back two runs in their final at-bat, dropping the 10-9 contes…