There's no place like home for Maranatha, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over the Valencia Vikings on Saturday. The Minutemen have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vikings, too.
Bradley Loiacono looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eric Zdunek, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Noe Zavala, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Maranatha was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valencia only posted a batting average of .276.
Maranatha is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Valencia, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-13.
Maranatha will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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