The Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders will challenge the Valley Christian Warriors at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Archbishop Moeller 3, Valley Christian 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Archbishop Moeller is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Archbishop Moeller was ranked third). The Fighting Crusaders walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Gaels on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley Christian). Everything went their way against Jesuit on Wednesday as they made off with a 17-7 win. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Marauders recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Kole Laubach tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Christian Navarez was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Logan Mull was another key player, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Valley Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Archbishop Moeller pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average this season. As for Valley Christian, their win bumped their record up to 14-4-1.
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