Baseball Preview: Valor Christian Eagles vs. Chatfield Chargers
Valor Christian is 6-0 against Chatfield since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Valor Christian Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Chatfield Chargers at 4:00 p.m. Valor Christian will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Valor Christian will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run they dealt Columbine on Thursday. Valor Christian was the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Columbine.
Athan Kroll tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Parker Feagans was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Trystan Chadwick, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Chatfield waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Eagles 9-8. That's two games straight that Chatfield has won by just one run.
Colby Bullard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Bullard was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Isaac Low was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Cody Romero was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Valor Christian pushed their record up to 11-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Chatfield, their record is now 5-11-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Valor Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Chatfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Valor Christian's way against Chatfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Valor Christian made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valor Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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