Baseball Recap: North Valley Christian Academy Lions vs. Maryvale Prep Matador
North Valley Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on the Maryvale Prep Matador with a sharp 24-1 win. Considering North Valley Christian Academy has won ten games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
David Lautherboren was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Lautherboren was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Noah Jones and Brayden Collins did most of the damage at the plate: Jones went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI, while Collins got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Jones has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Daniel Schoenleb was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Maryvale Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Tanori, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
North Valley Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Maryvale Prep, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-10.
North Valley Christian Academy will challenge Anthem Prep at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Anthem Prep will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something North Valley Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Maryvale Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gilbert Classical Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Maryvale Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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