Sequoyah School had lost four straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 1-5 to make it five. They lost 16-3 to the Ojai Valley Spuds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spuds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-1 on Saturday.
As for Ojai Valley, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games.
For Ojai Valley's part, Keiran Walsh made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Walsh a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Jay Galgano and Archer Moller did most of the damage at the plate: Galgano went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Moller went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Ojai Valley is undefeated when Moller posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Renji Hanai, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Sequoyah School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ojai Valley, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Animo Leadership at 2:00 p.m. on the 15th. The Spuds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Aztec Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season.
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