Baseball Recap: Valley Christian Trojans vs. Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs
Valley Christian put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs 16-2. Fans of Valley Christian have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Brock Jackson looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Caleb Danzeisen was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gavin Smith, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Valley Christian's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs per game. As for Umpqua Valley Christian, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Valley Christian will stay at home for another game and welcome Redmond at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Redmond's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Umpqua Valley Christian, they will challenge Arapahoe at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arapahoe has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed eight runs per game on average), something Umpqua Valley Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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