Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Valley Christian couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the St. Mary's Rams by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by just one run.
Christian Navarez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Valley Christian and nudges their season record down to 25-8-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.
Valley Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Mary's, they will take on De La Salle at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rams' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season.
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