It was a good run, but Gilbert Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Valley Christian Trojans by a score of 4-2. Gilbert Christian has struggled against Valley Christian recently, as their match on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Gilbert Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Nielsen, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Valley Christian's side, Cameron Bergloff tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Bergloff has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Harrison, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Gilbert Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7. As for Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 26-1 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home.
While Gilbert Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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