The Valley Christian Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Valley Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Saint Francis 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Valley Christian.
Valley Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brock Ketelsen, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Ortiz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 10-1 victory.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Archbishop Mitty, their win bumped their record up to 13-7-1.
Valley Christian skirted past Archbishop Mitty 4-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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