The Central Valley Christian Cavaliers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Exeter Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central Valley Christian: 3.4, Exeter: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Central Valley Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Mt. Whitney out 7-6.
Brody Pimental was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Caden Ritchie was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Tehachapi typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Exeter proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 8-4.
Cade McElmoyl was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruben Ruiz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Central Valley Christian's win bumped their record up to 19-10. As for Exeter, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Valley Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Exeter 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.
Central Valley Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Exeter in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Exeter's Aidan Robertson, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Central Valley Christian still be able to contain Robertson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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