The Valley Lutheran Flames will square off against the Hayden Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Lutheran will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Valley Lutheran is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Maryvale Prep a 26-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Flames with their most commanding win of the season.
Ethan Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. He has become a key player for Valley Lutheran: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 1-3 otherwise. Brown was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
David Dadah
| 04/11/25 @ Maryvale Prep | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Maryvale Prep | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Salome | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ San Manuel | 1 |
| 03/17/25 @ Antelope | 1 |
In other batting news, Valley Lutheran got a massive performance out of David Dadah, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2. Dadah is becoming a predictor of the Flames' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Huvinen, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-4.
Valley Lutheran was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Hayden's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They came up short against Globe, falling 15-4.
Hayden's loss dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Valley Lutheran, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-4.
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