Hayden had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Valley Christian Academy Lions and snuck past 2-1.
Deondre Collier made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Collier was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Collier wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Augustine Lorona, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Like Hayden, North Valley Christian Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Brayden Collins. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Collins was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Hayden pushed their record up to 20-5 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home. As for North Valley Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-13.
Hayden will be playing in front of their home fans against Desert Heights Prep at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Desert Heights Prep: 3.8, Hayden: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. North Valley Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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