St. Ignatius College Preparatory is 1-9 against Valley Christian since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Valley Christian Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Ignatius College Preparatory: 2.5, Valley Christian: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Serra just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Padres.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makai Susor, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against Bellarmine College Prep as Valley Christian made off with an 11-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Valley Christian also got a great performance from Rohan Kasanagottu as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Kasanagottu has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hunter Fujimoto, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Tatum Marsh was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Valley Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory came up short against Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 4-0. Can St. Ignatius College Preparatory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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