The Valley Christian Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Christian will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
In what's become a running theme this season, Valley Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Sabino.
Dylan Suzuki tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Grier, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jake Harrison, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Christian Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bourgade Catholic as Scottsdale Christian Academy made off with a 15-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Scottsdale Christian Academy.
Andrew Peterson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Peterson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three doubles, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Scottsdale Christian Academy let Trevor Green and Nick Taves loose on the outfield. Green went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run, while Taves scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Robertson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Valley Christian's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.7 runs. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season.
Everything went Valley Christian's way against Scottsdale Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Valley Christian made off with a 14-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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