Baseball Recap: Six Straight Road Victories for Valor South Austin

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2025, 10:15am

Baseball Recap: Valor South Austin Falcons vs. Grace Academy

Valor South Austin came out on top against Grace Academy on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Falcons put the hurt on Grace Academy with a sharp 13-5 win. The Falcons haven't had any issues with Grace Academy recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Elias Moreno was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Isaac Brunone also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Valor South Austin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .571 or higher in four consecutive matches.

Falcons

Previous 6 Games (Away)

04/10/25 @ Grace Academy13-5
04/08/25 @ LBJ Austin20-3
04/02/25 @ Grace Academy14-1
03/18/25 @ Round Rock Christian Academy5-1
03/18/25 @ Round Rock Christian Academy8-2
02/24/25 @ San Marcos Academy16-10

Valor South Austin's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Grace Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7-1.

Valor South Austin has already played their next game, an 18-4 win against LBJ Austin on the 11th. As for Grace Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-4 loss against New Braunfels Thunder on the 17th.

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