Valley Christian is 2-8 against Maranatha since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Valley Christian Defenders will look to defend their home field against the Maranatha Minutemen at 4:00 p.m.
Valley Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Maranatha 15-14. Valley Christian's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last six games.
Valley Christian got a great performance from Riley Jones as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan "Chip" Mertz, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nico Villafana, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
The win got Valley Christian back to even at 6-6. As for Maranatha, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
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