Coast Union extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 2-9. They lost 19-0 to the Valley Christian Academy Lions. The Broncos were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 4-3.
As for Valley Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games.
For Valley Christian Academy's part, Samuel Kramer and Chase Barretto made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Kramer tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Barretto kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. At bat, Kramer got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Barretto went 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Kramer has become a key player for Valley Christian Academy: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Valley Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Lucas Barriga, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Barriga a new career-high. Tomas Kramer was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Coast Union does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Christian Academy, they will challenge Coastal Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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