Baseball Recap: Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers vs. Valor Academy
In what's become a running theme this season, Sun Valley Magnet gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They put the hurt on Valor Academy with a sharp 16-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sun Valley Magnet considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Hovhannes Khachikyan and Octavio Ortega did most of the damage at the plate: Khachikyan went 2-for-3 with a home run and six RBI, while Ortega scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Diaz, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Valor Academy's side, Erick Ramirez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. 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. Samuel Herrejon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Sun Valley Magnet has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Valor Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sun Valley Magnet is on the road again on Saturday to play Gardena at 10:00 a.m. As for Valor Academy, they will take on Discovery at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valor Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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