For the second straight game, Bear Creek will face off against Valor Christian. The Bears will be playing at home against the Eagles at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bear Creek has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Valor Christian will come in with five straight wins.
Bear Creek made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Valor Christian, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bears fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3 on Thursday.
For Valor Christian's part, Will Hayes looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Hayes also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Eagles are 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 5-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Matteucci, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Valor Christian's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is undefeated (and 4-9 when he doesn't).
Valor Christian pushed their record up to 7-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Bear Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
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