Baseball Recap: Monday's Victory Is Valor Academy's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Valor Academy barely beat Valley Oaks CES the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Valor Academy blew past Valley Oaks CES 20-5 on Monday. Considering Valor Academy has won five contests by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Daniel Silva was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Valor Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't).

Samuel Herrejon

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/05/25 @ Valley Oaks CES	4
04/29/25 @ Discovery	3
03/24/25 @ Bert Corona Charter	3
04/25/25 vs Bert Corona Charter	1
04/02/25 vs Lakeview Charter	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samuel Herrejon, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andy Garcia, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.

Valor Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. They are 6-2 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Valor Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Valley Oaks CES, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Valor Academy will face off against rival Community Charter at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Valley Oaks CES is set to take on their familiar foe Triumph Charter at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.