Ralston Valley never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Columbine Rebels as they made off with a 12-0 win. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ralston Valley got a great performance from Jake Watts as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Degan Gregory and Nico Benallo did most of the damage at the plate: Gregory went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI, while Benallo went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Gregory is becoming a predictor of Ralston Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Brayden Gillest, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Mustangs
| 04/24/25 vs Columbine | 53.6% |
| 04/21/25 @ Monarch | 43.6% |
| 04/17/25 vs Lakewood | 24% |
| 04/15/25 @ Lakewood | 27.6% |
| 04/12/25 vs Bear Creek | 20.7% |
| + 24 more games |
Ralston Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Ralston Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Columbine, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.
Ralston Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rebels: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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