Village Christian came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Valley Christian Defenders 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Village Christian also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Ethan Tibert was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tibert was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-7.
Tibert wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Johan Pelayo, who went 2-for-6 with an RBI.
On Valley Christian's side, Riley Jones was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits.
Even though they lost, Valley Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Village Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Valley Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Village Christian will head out on the road to square off against de Toledo at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Village Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so de Toledo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Valley Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Whittier Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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