Baseball Preview: Valley Christian Trojans vs. Gilbert Christian Knights
Valley Christian is on a 17-game streak of home wins, while Gilbert Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valley Christian Trojans will take on the Gilbert Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Valley Christian: 2.7, Gilbert Christian: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Valley Christian can now show off 22 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against Tanque Verde as Valley Christian made off with a 10-2 victory. Valley Christian's win was all the more impressive since Tanque Verde was averaging only 3.9 runs allowed on the season.
Valley Christian got a great performance from Caleb Sweeney as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Caleb Danzeisen and Gavin Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Danzeisen went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs, while Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake Harrison, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gilbert Christian earned a 4-1 victory over Snowflake on Saturday.
Tyler Steil spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Gilbert Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Burr, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Valley Christian's victory bumped their record up to 25-1. As for Gilbert Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Valley Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Gilbert Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.8. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Valley Christian's way against Gilbert Christian when the teams last played back in April as Valley Christian made off with an 8-1 win. Will Valley Christian repeat their success, or does Gilbert Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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