The Valley Christian Academy Lions will square off against the Arroyo Valley Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Valley Christian Academy comes in on eight and Arroyo Valley on three.
Valley Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Yucca Valley as Valley Christian Academy made off with a 12-3 victory. Valley Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
James Fakoury made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Fakoury has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Fakoury was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chase Barretto and Jordan Tittes did most of the damage at the plate: Barretto scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Tittes scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Torin Ellis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Arroyo Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 27-3 margin over Calvary Baptist. With that win, Arroyo Valley brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Like Valley Christian Academy, Arroyo Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Juan Navarette. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Navarette was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Arroyo Valley got a massive performance out of Jorge Reyes, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jake Jimenez, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Valley Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Arroyo Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9-1.
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