Vacaville Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Vanden proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Falcons 9-3. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mariano Gonzalez
| 05/02/25 @ Vacaville Christian | 9 |
| 04/24/25 @ Sacramento | 8 |
| 04/08/25 vs Wood | 8 |
| 03/11/25 @ River City | 8 |
| 04/10/24 vs Armijo | 8 |
Mariano Gonzalez made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kekoa Grinton, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Devin Drumheller, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
Vanden's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-15. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Vacaville Christian, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
As of now, neither Vanden nor the Falcons have any future games scheduled.
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