Melba and Cole Valley Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but likely not for long. The Melba Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Cole Valley Christian Chargers at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Melba took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over North Star.
The team relied heavily on Remington Sessions, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Cole Valley Christian stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past New Plymouth 13-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Cole Valley Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Carson Russell was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Noah Grimm was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Melba's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Cole Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 19-6-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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