The El Cajon Valley Braves will square off against the Rock Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. El Cajon Valley's hitters haven't had much luck over their past six matches, but Monday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
El Cajon Valley's tournament run continued when they took on High Tech SD on Thursday. El Cajon Valley came up short against High Tech SD, falling 11-2.
Matias Herrera
| 03/27/25 vs High Tech SD | 6 |
| 03/20/25 @ Southwest SD | 4 |
| 03/05/24 vs Kearny | 4 |
| 02/25/25 vs Orange Glen | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs El Capitan | 2 |
Matias Herrera put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off two hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Rock Academy earned a 7-4 win over High Tech NC on Friday. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Raptor recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Like El Cajon Valley, Rock Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Max Gimbel. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Gimbel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Rock Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alec Endicott, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Ethan Daldo was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
El Cajon Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Rock Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
El Cajon Valley couldn't quite finish off Rock Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can El Cajon Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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