The St. James Saints will head out on the road to challenge the GVCS Broadfording Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. James is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
St. James is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Potomac School, who was ranked first at the time (St. James was ranked 15th). St. James took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Potomac School last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, GVCS Broadfording can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Berkeley Springs with a sharp 16-9 win.
Junior Valdez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off two hits. Valdez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Valdez was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Chase Cassera was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Greviell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
St. James' defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for GVCS Broadfording, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
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