Venture Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Big Valley Christian Lions and snuck past 9-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Venture Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Joel Gapusan made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Gapusan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Xavier Brown, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Omarion Walker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Big Valley Christian's side, Brody Butler was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Venture Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Big Valley Christian, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Venture Academy beat Big Valley Christian by a score of 7-3.
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