Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thompson Valley). They put the hurt on the Northridge Grizzlies with a sharp 18-6 win on Saturday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Drae Balke
| 04/12/25 @ Northridge | 6 |
| 03/11/25 @ Frederick | 5 |
| 04/02/24 @ Northridge | 1 |
| 03/11/24 vs Holy Family | 1 |
Drae Balke looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Evan Raabe was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, two triples, and five RBI. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Beau Heaton was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Thompson Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win made it two in a row for Thompson Valley and bumps their season record up to 5-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Northridge, they dropped their record down to 0-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Thompson Valley beat the Grizzlies by a score of 10-0 on Monday.
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