Yuma Catholic entered their tilt with Valley Christian with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They came out on top against the Valley Christian Trojans by a score of 7-4 on Monday. This was payback for Yuma Catholic, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ivan Guzman and Erik Topete did most of the damage at the plate: Guzman scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Topete scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Alcalde, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Valley Christian's side, Brock Jackson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Yuma Catholic pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Valley Christian, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 20-1.
Yuma Catholic will be playing at home against Pusch Ridge Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Valley Christian, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Benjamin Franklin at 6:00 p.m. Valley Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
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