The Cole Valley Christian Chargers will be playing at home against the North Star Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Cole Valley Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Nampa Christian, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Cole Valley Christian was ranked 20th). Cole Valley Christian fell just short of Nampa Christian by a score of 2-1 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Cole Valley Christian couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cole Valley Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Grimm, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Star had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Melba on Monday.
Dalton Hartley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cole Young, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Jace Irwin was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three doubles and a run.
Cole Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 17-5-1. As for North Star, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Everything went Cole Valley Christian's way against North Star when the teams last played on April 15th as Cole Valley Christian made off with a 17-2 win. Will Cole Valley Christian repeat their success, or does North Star have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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