The Valor Christian Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Franklin Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valor Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Legacy 9-7. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Lightning recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Brigham Brown looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Valor Christian got a massive performance out of Max Matteucci, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. The dominant performance gave Matteucci a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Travis Kenz, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Franklin put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Tracy with a sharp 12-2 victory. That looming 12-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
Franklin's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Valor Christian, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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