
Cardinals
05/01/25 vs Valley Torah | 23 |
02/20/25 @ Antelope Valley | 14 |
04/29/25 vs Palmdale Academy Charter School | 13 |
03/20/25 vs Gorman Learning Charter - Santa Clarita | 11 |
04/12/25 vs Faith Baptist | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Clarita Christian). They blew past the Valley Torah Wolfpack 23-0 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Wolfpack: they've now won nine in a row.
Jacob Trsosper made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Santa Clarita Christian is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-8 otherwise. Trsosper was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cayden Rappleye, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and two doubles. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Shields, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Santa Clarita Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .756. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Santa Clarita Christian pushed their record up to 7-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Valley Torah, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Valley Torah wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 12-2 defeat against Desert Christian on the 5th. Hopefully Santa Clarita Christian paid attention to the Wolfpack's game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Wolfpack at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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