It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Valley Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Vacaville Christian Falcons by a score of 11-10 on Tuesday. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Zach Pritchard put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Pritchard was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one double.
In other batting news, David Harris was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Travis Elespuru, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Vacaville Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-4.
While Valley Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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