Valley Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Maranatha Minutemen 15-14. Valley Christian's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last six games.
Riley Jones tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan "Chip" Mertz, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Villafana, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
The victory got Valley Christian back to even at 6-6. As for Maranatha, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Valley Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Maranatha: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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