Preview: Valley Christian Trojans vs. Douglas County Huskies
The Valley Christian Trojans will take on the Douglas County Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Christian is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Valley Christian's hitters rose to the challenge against a Gophers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.58 points allowed on Monday. Everything went Valley Christian's way against Florence as Valley Christian made off with an 11-0 win. Fans of Valley Christian have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Caleb Sweeney looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ryan Sanchez relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Valley Christian got a massive performance out of Caleb Danzeisen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Brock Jackson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Douglas County pushed their score all the way to 19 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 31-19 walloping at the hands of Arapahoe.
Valley Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Douglas County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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