Baseball Preview: Valor Academy vs. Valley Oaks CES Vanguards
Valor Academy is 3-0 against Valley Oaks CES since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. Valor Academy will head out on the road to challenge the Valley Oaks CES Vanguards at 3:00 p.m. Valor Academy will be strutting in after a win while Valley Oaks CES will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Valor Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Discovery 8-7. The win was just what Valor Academy needed coming off of a 25-5 defeat in their prior game.
The team relied heavily on Erick Ramirez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Ramirez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Sam Herrejon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Valley Oaks CES was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. Their tough 10-0 defeat to Community Charter might stick with them for a while.
Valor Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Valley Oaks CES, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Valor Academy's way against Valley Oaks CES when the teams last played back in March of 2019 as Valor Academy made off with a 22-0 victory. Will Valor Academy repeat their success, or does Valley Oaks CES have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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