The Valor Christian Eagles will challenge the Chatfield Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Valor Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Chatfield is hoping to do what Bear Creek couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Valor Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Valor Christian blew past Bear Creek 19-3. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Elizabeth Canales was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Ferguson, who went 3-for-3 with a home run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valor Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bear Creek only posted an OBP of .350.
Meanwhile, Chatfield faced Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Chatfield fell just short of Lutheran by a score of 8-7. The Chargers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kendall Davros stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Miller, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Valor Christian's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Chatfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Valor Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Chatfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Valor Christian took their win against Chatfield in their previous meeting on September 12th by a conclusive 12-3. Does Valor Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chatfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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