Cole Valley Christian is 0-10 against Nampa Christian since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cole Valley Christian Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Nampa Christian Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Cole Valley Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Weiser by a score of 10-7.
Noah Grimm made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Grimm was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Grimm wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chris Bobrowski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Blake Wilson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Nampa Christian entered their tilt with Weiser with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Wolverines with a sharp 14-3 victory on Thursday. Nampa Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Like Cole Valley Christian, Nampa Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Kaden Mullins. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mullins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mullins was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Pete Dice was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Coleson Mensonides, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cole Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season. As for Nampa Christian, they pushed their record up to 18-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Cole Valley Christian couldn't quite finish off Nampa Christian in their previous matchup on April 10th and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nampa Christian's Brayden Schaefer, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Cole Valley Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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