It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Valor Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Lakewood Tigers 7-6. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Luke Blasco
| 04/09/26 vs Lakewood | 7 |
| 03/18/26 @ Palo Verde | 6 |
| 04/10/25 @ ThunderRidge | 6 |
| 03/17/25 vs Franklin | 6 |
| 03/30/26 @ Legend | 3 |
Luke Blasco looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Lowery, who went 2-for-5 with one triple and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Ryan Amerman was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Valor Christian's record is now 5-6. As for Lakewood, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Valor Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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