Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences is 8-2 against Sherman Oaks CES since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers will head out on the road to challenge the Sherman Oaks CES Knights at 2:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences entered their tilt with Community Charter with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Titans a 10-0 shutout back in March.
Donny Salgado made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Salgado was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Patrick Evangelista was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 5-for-5. Tony Sepulveda was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sherman Oaks CES scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Triumph Charter with a sharp 14-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sherman Oaks CES.
Like Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, Sherman Oaks CES also got a great game from a two-way player: Matthew Perez. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other pitching news, Garrett Arch looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, Sherman Oaks CES got a massive performance out of Nikola Petrinac, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Colin Hauser, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1-2. As for Sherman Oaks CES, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season.
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