On Saturday, the North Valley Christian Academy Lions didn't have quite enough to beat the Hayden Lobos and fell 2-1. North Valley Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brayden Collins put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Collins was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Like North Valley Christian Academy, Hayden also got a great game from a two-way player: Deondre Collier. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Collier was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Collier wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Augustine Lorona, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
North Valley Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Hayden, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
North Valley Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hayden, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Desert Heights Prep at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hayden is on a 12-game streak of home wins, Desert Heights Prep a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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