Valley Christian is 9-1 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fightin' Irish at 4:00 p.m. Valley Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Valley Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
Christopher Buck
| 05/03/25 vs St. Ignatius College Preparatory | 5 |
| 04/26/25 vs Folsom | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Archbishop Riordan | 4 |
| 04/05/25 @ Archbishop Mitty | 4 |
| 03/08/25 vs Archbishop Mitty | 3 |
Christopher Buck looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Mull, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Jordan Ortiz was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory came up short against Junipero Serra on Saturday, falling 17-5. The Fightin' Irish have struggled against the Padres recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Hurley, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI. That run marked the first that Hurley has scored this season. Another was Tedford Lewis, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double.
Valley Christian pushed their record up to 19-5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they now have a losing record of 12-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Valley Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Valley Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 6-2. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Fightin' Irish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
