Golden Valley never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Mira Monte Lions by a score of 3-0. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly three runs.
Not much got past Ryan Perez, who gave up just four hits to keep Mira Monte off the board. Perez also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Golden Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-7-1 otherwise.
Cristian Torres
| 04/01/25 @ Del Oro | 3 |
| 03/22/25 @ Strathmore | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Mira Monte | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Del Oro | 1 |
On the hitting side, Cristian Torres was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Golden Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-7-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Andrew Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
The win (which was Golden Valley's third in a row) raised their record to 4-8-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Mira Monte, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-10.
Golden Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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