Baseball Recap: Coastal Christian Conquerors vs. Valley Christian Academy Lions
Coastal Christian lost against Valley Christian Academy back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Coastal Christian Conquerors fell victim to a rough 21-3 defeat at the hands of the Valley Christian Academy Lions.
For Valley Christian Academy's part, James Fakoury was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Fakoury has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Fakoury was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Valley Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Jacob Sanders, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Torin Ellis, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Coastal Christian now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Valley Christian Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-5.
Coastal Christian will face off against Orcutt Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Coastal Christian is facing Orcutt Academy at the right time seeing as Orcutt Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Valley Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Coast Union at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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