The Valley Christian Academy Lions will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Coast Union Broncos at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley Christian Academy is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 25-5 margin over San Luis Obispo Classical Academy on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but Valley Christian Academy sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Chase Barretto was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Barretto was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-6.
In other batting news, Torin Ellis was a standout: he scored six runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in the last three games he's played. Jacob Sanders was another key contributor, scoring five runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Coast Union never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Kings Christian last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 14-4 victory.
Valley Christian Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Coast Union, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Valley Christian Academy took their win against Coast Union when the teams last played on Thursday by a conclusive 10-0. Will Valley Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Coast Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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