Christopher waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Santa Teresa Saints. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Christopher also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Nick Valentine tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mateo Alcantar, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Simeon, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Santa Teresa's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Gilbreath, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Christopher has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Santa Teresa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13-1 record this season.
Christopher will be playing in front of their home fans against Pioneer at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christopher is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Santa Teresa, they will head out on the road to challenge Ann Sobrato at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ann Sobrato will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Santa Teresa surely won't give up without a fight.
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