On Thursday, Gilbert Christian got themselves on the board against Round Valley, but Round Valley never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Round Valley Elks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gilbert Christian.
Caleb Johnson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sam Webb, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Round Valley's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenton Walker, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Gilbert Christian pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs per game. As for Round Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Gilbert Christian will look to defend their home field on Friday against Blue Ridge at 6:30 p.m. Blue Ridge will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Gilbert Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Round Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bagdad at 1:00 p.m. Bagdad will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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