Baseball Recap: Valor Christian Eagles vs. Ralston Valley Mustangs
Valor Christian won the last time they faced Ralston Valley, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Valor Christian Eagles skirted past the Ralston Valley Mustangs 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Valor Christian.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Tocchini, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run. Another player making a difference was Parker Feagans, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
On Ralston Valley's side, Ben Schrag was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Marshall Strange was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Valor Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Ralston Valley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Valor Christian will be playing at home against Lakewood at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Ralston Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Chatfield at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chatfield has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.79 runs per game on average), something Ralston Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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