With a playoff game on the line, Valley Christian rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Saint Francis Lancers a 7-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Valley Christian as they're now sitting on five straight.
Quinten Marsh made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Marsh has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Marsh was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tatum Marsh, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jordan Ortiz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Saint Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-14-1.
Valley Christian will take on Archbishop Mitty at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley Christian is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. Saint Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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