Baseball Preview: Valley Christian Warriors vs. Serra Padres
Valley Christian is 8-2 against Serra since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Valley Christian Warriors will be playing at home against the Serra Padres at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Valley Christian comes in on three and Serra on five.
Valley Christian is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on St. Ignatius College Preparatory with a sharp 13-2 win on Wednesday. Valley Christian's victory was all the more impressive since St. Ignatius College Preparatory was averaging only 2.81 runs allowed on the season.
Kole Laubach tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tatum Marsh, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and a triple while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nathan Choi, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Serra had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Archbishop Mitty by a score of 13-10 on Wednesday.
Serra also got a great performance from Davis Minton as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits.
At the plate, Josiah Rodriguez was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Joey Damelio was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Valley Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Serra, they pushed their record up to 22-5 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Valley Christian might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Serra in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Serra's Braden Agosta, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that Valley Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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