Softball Recap: Valley has no trouble against Hope Christian

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 3:32pm

Softball Recap: Valley Vikings vs. Hope Christian Huskies

Valley stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over the Hope Christian Huskies. The win was nothing new for Valley as they're now sitting on four straight.

Alexus Zubia-Olivas was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Zubia-Olivas was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.

In other batting news, Aaliyah Diggs was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jaylyn Kelly, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Hope Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.

Valley will head out on the road to challenge Del Norte at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hope Christian, they will take on St. Pius X at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in St. Pius X's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven games.

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