The Valley Christian Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Marysville Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Marysville likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, Valley Christian got the win against Encina by a conclusive 13-1. Considering the Lions have won nine games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Louden Carter
| 05/01/25 vs Encina | 5 |
| 04/04/25 @ Foresthill | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Sacramento Country Day | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Cordova | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Delta Charter | 1 |
Louden Carter and Domminic Eyster were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Carter pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Eyster pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Carter a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At the plate, Carter went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Eyster went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Jeremiah Pritchard was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Joshua Goff was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Valley Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Marysville hadn't done well against Dixon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Indians came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams, sneaking past 1-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
The result came thanks to Antonio Torrez's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Marysville is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-17-1 otherwise.
At the plate, Marysville's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Taegan Jung, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Valley Christian pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Marysville, their record is now 7-18-1.
Marysville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Valley Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .496. It's a different story for Marysville, though, as they've only averaged .310. Will they be able to contain Valley Christian's hitters?
Valley Christian couldn't quite get it done against Marysville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 10-5. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
