After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Skyview, Caldwell was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Vallivue Falcons a 5-0 shutout. For Caldwell, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 defeat Vallivue walked away with the last time they faced one another on April 2nd.
Zaylor Bruegeman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Bruegeman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bruegeman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Mario Paz was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eduardo Sauceda, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Vallivue's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Cagel, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Caldwell's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Vallivue, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Caldwell will head out on the road to square off against Ridgevue at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Vallivue, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 10-0 loss vs. Bishop Kelly on the 19th.
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