The Millennium Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Big Valley Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Millennium will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Millennium put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Stone Ridge Christian 13-3.
The team relied heavily on Alex Ortiz, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Landon Vatran was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian lost a heartbreaker to Venture Academy when they met back in April of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. Big Valley Christian fell 7-3 to Venture Academy. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Big Valley Christian in their matchups with Venture Academy: they've now lost five in a row.
Big Valley Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Howell, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Howell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Millennium's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Big Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Millennium has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Big Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Millennium suffered a grim 14-7 defeat to Big Valley Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Howell, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Millennium knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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