Baseball Recap: Valley Christian Warriors vs. Archbishop Riordan Crusaders
Valley Christian won the last time they faced Archbishop Riordan, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Valley Christian Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders and snuck past 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Valley Christian.
Rohan Kasanagottu spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Valley Christian's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rocco Muccilli, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Archbishop Riordan's side, they got a good showing from Mason Cohn, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Archbishop Riordan, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-19-2.
Valley Christian will be playing at home against St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Ignatius College Preparatory: 2.4, Valley Christian: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Archbishop Riordan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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