Barstow hadn't done well against Victor Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Barstow walked away with an 8-3 win over Victor Valley. This was payback for the Aztecs, who suffered a 4-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Robert Shipley made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of Barstow's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Shipley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Joshya Romero
| 03/26/25 vs Victor Valley | 3 |
| 03/03/25 @ Academy for Academic Excellence | 2 |
| 02/17/25 @ Chaparral | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Silver Valley | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Excelsior Charter | 1 |
In other batting news, Joshya Romero was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
The victory got Barstow back to even at 5-5. As for Victor Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Barstow will venture away from home to take on Excelsior Charter at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Excelsior Charter has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.36 runs per game on average), something Barstow will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Victor Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Granite Hills at 3:15 p.m. Victor Valley's pitchers better be ready for this one: Granite Hills has averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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