There's no place like home for Sun Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hickory Grove Christian Lions on Monday as they made off with an 11-1 win. With that victory, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Bryson Thomas
| 04/08/25 @ Marvin Ridge | 6 |
| 03/06/25 vs Palisades | 6 |
| 04/14/25 @ Porter Ridge | 3 |
| 03/24/25 vs Lake Norman | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs Weddington | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Sun Valley got a great performance from Bryson Thomas as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Thomas has become a key player for the Spartans: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-11 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Robert Jackson was a standout: he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Jessen Copeland was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Sun Valley's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11. As for Hickory Grove Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sun Valley will face off against Ballantyne Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hickory Grove Christian, they will take on Gaston Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Lions' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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