Chino Valley is 7-1 against Odyssey Institute since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Chino Valley Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Odyssey Institute Minotaur at 3:45 p.m. Chino Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, Chino Valley fell victim to a tough 16-2 defeat at the hands of Scottsdale Christian Academy.
Chino Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Legler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute came up short against River Valley on Thursday and fell 8-5. Odyssey Institute has struggled against River Valley recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Tyler Connell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Torres, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Chino Valley's record is now 4-10. As for Odyssey Institute, their record is now 6-6-1.
Chino Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Odyssey Institute in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Odyssey Institute's Edward Aceves, who struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Chino Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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