After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Valencia was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Saugus Centurions as Valencia made off with a 13-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Noah Jaquez
| 03/21/25 vs Saugus | 8 |
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Noah Jaquez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Cole DeYoung was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Francisco Velazquez Jr was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Valencia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Valencia's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-6. As for Saugus, they moved to 9-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Valencia will face off against Castaic at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Castaic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Valencia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Saugus, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 10-8 loss against Calabasas on the 22nd.
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