Baseball Recap: Golden Valley Drops Highest Score of Season Against Del Oro

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Golden Valley). They blew past the Del Oro Suns 16-1 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Suns recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Ryan Perez

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/01/25 @ Del Oro	9
03/22/25 @ Strathmore	3
03/12/24 @ Immanuel	3
03/27/25 @ Immanuel	2
03/01/24 @ North	2

Ryan Perez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Cristian Torres was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. Raphael Morales was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.

Golden Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-8-1. As for Del Oro, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Golden Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Suns: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.