Sadly, Valley Christian is still looking for their first win of the season after eight contests. They fell 21-18 to the Making Waves Academy Marlins on Tuesday. Valley Christian lost against Making Waves Academy in their previous head to head back in April of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 28-4 score last time.
Drake Bellucci was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Bellucci is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Kolar, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Making Waves Academy's side, Adan Guzman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up three earned runs but no hits. Guzman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Making Waves Academy let Angel Rios and Alessandro Torres loose on the outfield. Rios got on base in three of his six plate appearances with four RBI, a triple, and a run, while Torres scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Juan Gomez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Making Waves Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-6-1.
While Valley Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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