Chino Valley is 1-9 against Northwest Christian since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Chino Valley Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 3:45 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Friday, Chino Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Camp Verde. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chino Valley.
Spinner Buchannan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Buchannan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Zerger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Connor Peterson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Falcons out 4-3.
Chino Valley's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Northwest Christian, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Chino Valley might still be hurting after the 21-1 defeat they got from Northwest Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Chino Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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