While Central Valley Christian's victory against Hanford West wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cavaliers had just enough and edged out the Huskies 6-5 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won five in a row.
Daniel Bekedam spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on three hits. Central Valley Christian is undefeated when Bekedam allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-6 otherwise.
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On the hitting side, Brayden Turner was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathan Pursell, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
The victory got Central Valley Christian back to even at 6-6. As for Hanford West, they dropped their record down to 4-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Central Valley Christian and Hanford West could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Cavaliers will square off against Sanger at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (523 vs. 40). Meanwhile, Hanford West (ranked 474th) will meet Immanuel (ranked 60th) at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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