Baseball Recap: North Valley Christian Academy Lions vs. Lincoln Prep Lightning
North Valley Christian Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lincoln Prep Lightning as the North Valley Christian Academy Lions made off with an 11-4 victory. Winning may never get old, but North Valley Christian Academy sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Brayden Collins made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Collins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Jones, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Braiden Homer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Like North Valley Christian Academy, Lincoln Prep also got a great game from a two-way player: Finn Dilley. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Dilley was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Dilley wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacoby Weiss, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
North Valley Christian Academy pushed their record up to 12-10 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lincoln Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.
North Valley Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Desert Heights Prep at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Heights Prep will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something North Valley Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lincoln Prep, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Gilbert Classical Academy at 3:45 p.m. Gilbert Classical Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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