Softball Preview: Ralston Valley Mustangs vs. Valor Christian Eagles
The Ralston Valley Mustangs will face off against the Valor Christian Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ralston Valley will head into Monday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Arvada West on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-run defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Ralston Valley fell just short of Arvada West by a score of 8-6. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Valor Christian faced Columbine in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Valor Christian came up short against Columbine, falling 14-6. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kendall Ferguson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off three home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Those three home runs gave her a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Valor Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbine only tossed three.
Ralston Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Valor Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-4.
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