If Valor Academy was feeling good off their 13-4 takedown of Community Charter last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Valor Academy fell victim to a tough 16-4 defeat at the hands of the Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers on Monday. Valor Academy has not had much luck with Sun Valley Magnet recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Erick Ramirez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Ramirez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Samuel Herrejon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Sun Valley Magnet's side, Hovhannes Khachikyan and Octavio Ortega did most of the damage at the plate: Khachikyan went 2-for-3 with a home run and six RBI, while Ortega scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Leonard Chavez Jr., who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Valor Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valor Academy will challenge Discovery at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valor Academy is facing Discovery at the right time seeing as Discovery is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they will head out on the road to face off against Gardena at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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