Baseball Preview: Valor Christian Eagles vs. Lakewood Tigers
The Valor Christian Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Lakewood Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Valor Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Valor Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Ralston Valley. The win made it back-to-back victories for Valor Christian.
Aiden Tocchini was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Waters, who scored a run while going 3-for-6.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Chatfield. That's two games in a row now that Lakewood has lost by exactly six runs.
Lakewood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Mahoney, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Valor Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Valor Christian took their victory against Lakewood in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1. Does Valor Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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