Baseball Game Preview: Concord Bears vs. Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles

The Concord Bears will challenge the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Concord 2.9, Clayton Valley Charter 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Concord took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Salesian College Preparatory as Concord made off with a 12-5 win. Considering the Bears have won three games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Max Dashner

Runs

03/06/25 vs Mission San Jose	3
03/25/25 vs Salesian College Preparatory	2
03/18/25 @ Hayward	2
02/27/25 vs Bethel	2

The team relied heavily on Max Dashner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Concord's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Damian Kochaphum, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Meanwhile, Clayton Valley Charter put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Vanden. Six seems to be a good number for the Ugly Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Clayton Valley Charter pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Concord, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

Concord came up short against Clayton Valley Charter when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 5-0. Will Concord have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.