Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 12-16 to make it four. They fell just short of the Valley Christian Warriors by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, with their most recent defeat being a 17-1 loss on Friday.
Jacob Vines was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Tedford Lewis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
As for Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games.
On Valley Christian's side, Rohan Kasanagottu looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordan Ortiz, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
As of now, neither Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory nor Valley Christian have any future games scheduled.
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