For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Banks and Valley Catholic have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Braves came out on top against the Valiants by a score of 5-2. The Braves haven't had any issues with the Valiants recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
| 04/17/26 @ Neah-Kah-Nie | 3 |
| 04/08/26 @ Astoria | 3 |
| 04/04/26 @ Santiam Christian | 3 |
| 04/22/26 vs Rainier | 1 |
| 03/28/26 vs Baker/Powder Valley | 1 |
Trever Vanderzanden looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Banks is 2-1 when Vanderzanden allows one or fewer hits, but 5-9 otherwise.
At the plate, Banks' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cris Medina, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Banks' victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Valley Catholic, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Banks is set to challenge their familiar foe Westside Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Valley Catholic will square off against rival Horizon Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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