Softball Preview: Big Valley Christian Lions vs. Leigh Longhorns
The Big Valley Christian Lions will be playing at home against the Leigh Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Big Valley Christian comes in on 13 and Leigh on four.
Big Valley Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Oakland onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Big Valley Christian's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Not much got past Ava Hernandez, who gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Oakland off the board. Hernandez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kailey Rivera, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, everything went Leigh's way against St. Bernard's on Tuesday as Leigh made off with an 11-1 win.
Sophia Gandara was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Gandara was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Elise Haneta was incredible, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Brianna Buchanan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Big Valley Christian's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-6-1. As for Leigh, their win bumped their record up to 12-14.
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