Softball Recap: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats vs. Valley Christian Warriors
St. Ignatius College Preparatory lost against Valley Christian on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of the Valley Christian Warriors. St. Ignatius College Preparatory has struggled against Valley Christian recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Gianna Galarza was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
On Valley Christian's side, Makenna Sieling made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Sieling has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sieling was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Charlotte Coney was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabrielle Ho, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Valley Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-7.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory will be playing in front of their home fans against Archbishop Mitty at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Archbishop Mitty's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so St. Ignatius College Preparatory's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Valley Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Presentation at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Valley Christian's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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