Softball Preview: Buckingham Charter Knights vs. Valley Christian Lions
Buckingham Charter is 8-2 against Valley Christian since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Buckingham Charter Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Valley Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buckingham Charter has four straight victories, Valley Christian has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Buckingham Charter will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 15) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Foresthill 3-1.
Haley Griffin made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Griffin was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Griffin wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Annalyn Steh, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian fell victim to a rough 20-4 defeat at the hands of Faith Christian on Thursday.
Buckingham Charter's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Buckingham Charter took their win against Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 19-0. Does Buckingham Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valley Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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