Valor Christian is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Broomfield is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valor Christian Eagles will take on the Broomfield Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Valor Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Valor Christian faced Cherry Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Valor Christian fell just short of Cherry Creek by a score of 14-13. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Athan Kroll put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Kroll was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ian Kersten was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Ryan Fletemeyer was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Valor Christian lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Broomfield earned an 8-4 win over Fort Collins on Thursday.
Broomfield also got a great performance from Ethan Zufall as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Zufall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Chris Lundeen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Bailey Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Valor Christian's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-4. As for Broomfield, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Valor Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Broomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Valor Christian came up short against Broomfield when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Valor Christian, Noah Scott (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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