The Valley Regional Warriors will square off against the Notre Dame Prep Lancers on Monday.
On Saturday, Valley Regional didn't have quite enough to beat North Branford and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Thunderbirds: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep waltzed into their matchup last Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Presidents.
Kaeleb Otero made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Notre Dame Prep is 2-1 when Otero allows one or fewer hits, but 14-18 otherwise. Otero was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Otero wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Robbie Van Scoy, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI. Another was Achilles Deloach, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Notre Dame Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.
Valley Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Notre Dame Prep, their win bumped their record up to 16-19.
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