The Fulton Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fulton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences will come in with three straight victories.
Monday just wasn't the day for Fulton's offense. They lost 25-0 to Northridge Academy on Monday. Considering the last time the Jaguars couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences got the win against Panorama on Monday by a conclusive 25-11. The result was nothing new for the Vipers, who have now won six contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences got a massive performance out of Jillian Hernandez, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, three stolen bases, and five runs. Those three stolen bases gave Hernandez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of America Valencia, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .636. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' record is now 6-3. As for Fulton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Fulton might still be hurting after the 19-6 defeat they got from Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences when the teams last played back in March. Can the Jaguars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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