The Hope Christian Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Volcano Vista Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, Hope Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Valley and fell 3-2.
Jacob Gergen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hope Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Marek, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double.
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista faced Cleveland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Volcano Vista lost 12-1 to Cleveland. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Volcano Vista couldn't push the score so high this time.
Hope Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Volcano Vista, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
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