Elk Grove, CA — Vanden Vikings Varsity Claims Lead In Eighth Inning To Defeat Pleasant Grove Vanden Vikings Varsity nabbed the lead late in the game in a 4-3 victory over Pleasant Grove on Saturday. The game was tied at three with Vanden Vikings Varsity batting in the top of the eighth when Dalen Shipp's sac fly scored one run for Vanden Vikings Varsity. Pleasant Grove scored three runs in the seventh inning, but Vanden Vikings Varsity still managed to pull out the victory.Vanden Vikings Varsity got on the board in the first inning when Cody Buckley singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. Pleasant Grove evened things up at three in the bottom of the seventh inning when Brown's sac fly scored one run for Pleasant Grove. Brayden Bruno earned the victory on the hill for Vanden Vikings Varsity. The righty went two innings, allowing zero runs on zero hits and walking zero. A number of pitchers entered the game as relief, with Calvin Malech, Jason Olsen, Devin Paras, and Wes Smith all securing outs and ultimately the victory. Isaac Zaldivar started the game for Vanden Vikings Varsity. Zaldivar surrendered zero runs on one hit over two innings, striking out three and walking zero Shipp, Darryl Dilworth, Erick Diez, Buckley, and Aidan Robles each collected one hit to lead Vanden Vikings Varsity.