
Shamrocks
04/21/25 vs Valley Christian | 1-7 |
04/17/25 @ Odyssey Institute | 14-0 |
04/15/25 @ Parker | 9-0 |
04/11/25 @ Kingman | 18-2 |
04/09/25 @ Gilbert Christian | 6-1 |
Yuma Catholic dropped their record down to 20-2 on Monday, which also ended the team's nine-game streak of wins. They lost 7-1 to the Valley Christian Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Shamrocks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Yuma Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erik Topete, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Topete has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
As for Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games.
On Valley Christian's side, Carson Grier made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Grier was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Brock Jackson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jaxen Maxey, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Yuma Catholic and Valley Christian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. The Shamrocks will square off against Tonopah Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (9 vs. 122). Meanwhile, Valley Christian (ranked third) will meet Apache Junction (ranked 126th) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps