Defenders
| 02/17/25 vs Cabrillo | 25 |
| 02/22/25 @ Cabrillo | 12 |
| 04/22/25 @ Heritage Christian | 11 |
| 03/25/25 vs Miller | 11 |
| 04/24/25 vs Heritage Christian | 10 |
Valley Christian got themselves on the board against Heritage Christian on Thursday, but Heritage Christian never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Defenders, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Riley Jones, who gave up just two hits to keep Heritage Christian off the board. Jones has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Austin Abrahams was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Seth Dahlenburg, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Valley Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Valley Christian is set to take on their familiar foe Maranatha at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Defenders 3, the Minutemen 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Heritage Christian will face off against rival Whittier Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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