Softball Recap: Valley Christian Wins Going Away Against Maranatha

Defenders

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 vs Maranatha	16
04/10/25 @ Maranatha	16
03/17/25 @ Capistrano Valley Christian	16
03/01/25 vs Mayfair	15
02/27/25 vs El Rancho	14

Valley Christian never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Maranatha Minutemen as they made off with a 16-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Defenders, who have now won 12 games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Rachel Zhang made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Zhang was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Kaylee Garvin looked comfortable as she pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Olivia Wise and Kayla Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Wise got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Martin went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave Wise a new career-high. Brianna Ramirez was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.

Valley Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maranatha only posted an OBP of .176.

The win made it two in a row for Valley Christian and bumps their season record up to 16-5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Maranatha, they dropped their record down to 1-16 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Valley Christian will head out to challenge El Segundo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Defenders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. Maranatha does not have any more games scheduled as of now.