The Sun Valley Spartans will head out to challenge the Porter Ridge Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sun Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Tuesday, Sun Valley made easy work of Ballantyne Ridge and carried off a 13-6 win.
Robert Jackson
| 03/14/25 @ Central Academy | 4 |
| 03/06/25 vs Palisades | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Ballantyne Ridge | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Hickory Grove Christian | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Porter Ridge | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Robert Jackson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Sun Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-11 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ayden Matzke, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Kroehler, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Sun Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Porter Ridge). They walked away with an 18-13 victory over North Myrtle Beach on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Pirates sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
The win got Porter Ridge back to even at 11-11. As for Sun Valley, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Sun Valley couldn't quite finish off Porter Ridge when the teams last played last Thursday and fell 9-7. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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