The Valley Christian Warriors will be taking part in a tournament against the Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Moeller's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Valley Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 17-7 margin over Jesuit on Wednesday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Valley Christian got a great performance from Kole Laubach as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Those hits were Laubach's first of the season.
Christian Navarez
| 04/16/25 vs Jesuit | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Archbishop Riordan | 2 |
| 04/05/25 @ Archbishop Mitty | 1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Junipero Serra | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Bellarmine College Prep | 1 |
At the plate, Christian Navarez was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Logan Mull, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Valley Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Moeller is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Gorman. The Fighting Crusaders walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Gaels.
Archbishop Moeller pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 9.9 runs this season. As for Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season.
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