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| 04/10/25 - Away | 18-2 W |
| 04/11/24 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 03/14/24 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/17/23 - Home | 15-5 W |
| 03/23/23 - Away | 13-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Valley Christian is 9-1 against Maranatha since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Defenders will look to defend their home field against the Minutemen at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Valley Christian's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matches.
On Monday, Valley Christian made easy work of Village Christian and carried off a 13-2 win. The Defenders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by ten runs or more this season.
Rachel Zhang spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Valley Christian got a massive performance out of Peyton Kingery, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Kingery has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Ramirez, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Maranatha was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They came up short against Heritage Christian, falling 15-4.
Maranatha saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bentley Shupper, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI. Those RBI were Shupper's first of the season.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Maranatha, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Maranatha's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Valley Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .385. It's a different story for Maranatha, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain Valley Christian's hitters?
Everything went Valley Christian's way against Maranatha in their previous meeting back in April, as Valley Christian made off with an 18-2 win. Do the Defenders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Minutemen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
