The Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Valley Christian Trojans, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Scottsdale Christian Academy's way against Bourgade Catholic as Scottsdale Christian Academy made off with a 15-1 victory.
Andrew Peterson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Peterson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three doubles, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Trevor Green and Nick Taves did most of the damage at the plate: Green went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run, while Taves scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Daulton Lappe, who scored a run and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Sabino with a sharp 7-1 win.
Dylan Suzuki tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Carson Grier was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, and a run. Jake Harrison was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Scottsdale Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Valley Christian, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0.
Scottsdale Christian Academy suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Scottsdale Christian Academy, Ryan Kao (who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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