Valiants
| 03/21/25 vs Tiftarea Academy | 7 |
| 03/18/25 @ Tiftarea Academy | 0 |
| 03/14/25 @ Terrell Academy | 7 |
| 03/12/25 vs Terrell Academy | 7 |
| 03/07/25 @ Taylor County | 4 |
| + 3 more games |
The Valwood Valiants are taking a road trip to challenge the Community Christian Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Valwood made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Tiftarea Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Valwood put the hurt on Tiftarea Academy with a sharp 7-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Valiants, who have now won three matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Asher Wells made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Wesley Blanchard looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Wells wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dustin Gibbs, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another was Chase Helfer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Community Christian Academy's offense. They came up short against Georgia Christian on Friday, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Valwood pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Community Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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