Baseball Recap: Carson Russell leads Cole Valley Christian to victory over Melba

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 2:44pm

Baseball Recap: Cole Valley Christian Chargers vs. Melba Mustangs

Cole Valley Christian proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Melba Mustangs out 4-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cole Valley Christian also won the last time the pair played back in April.

The team relied heavily on Carson Russell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chris Bobrowski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

On Melba's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colter Bodily, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Bodily has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.

Cole Valley Christian has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 20-6-1 record this season. As for Melba, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.

As of now, neither Cole Valley Christian nor Melba have any future games scheduled.

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