Valley Christian put the finishing touches on their 22nd blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over the Tanque Verde Hawks. The victory was nothing new for Valley Christian as they're now sitting on five straight.
Valley Christian got a great performance from Caleb Sweeney as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Valley Christian let Caleb Danzeisen and Gavin Smith loose on the outfield. Danzeisen went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs, while Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Jake Harrison was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Tanque Verde's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase North, who went 2-for-3 with a double. North has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Valley Christian pushed their record up to 25-1 with that win, which was their 17th straight at home. As for Tanque Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10-1.
Valley Christian will stay at home for another game and welcome Gilbert Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Valley Christian: 2.7, Gilbert Christian: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Tanque Verde does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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