Baseball Recap: Five Straight Road Wins for Valley Christian

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ Archbishop Riordan	11
04/16/25 @ Jesuit	10
03/04/25 vs Hollister	10
04/05/25 @ Archbishop Mitty	9
03/01/25 vs Buchanan	8

Valley Christian had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Archbishop Riordan on Tuesday. The Warriors' pitchers stepped up to hand the Crusaders an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Warriors have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Quinten Marsh was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Valley Christian got a big performance out of Christian Navarez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those three hits gave Navarez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hunter Fujimoto, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Valley Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Archbishop Riordan only posted an OBP of .130.

Valley Christian's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Archbishop Riordan, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 15 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14-1 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Valley Christian will square off against rival St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 1.8, the Wildcats 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan is set to take on their familiar foe Bellarmine College Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.