Elliot Christian is 1-9 against Big Valley Christian since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elliot Christian Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Big Valley Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m.
Elliot Christian is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 18-4 loss at the hands of Venture Academy.
Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian entered their tilt with Stone Ridge Christian with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knights a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Ava Hernandez was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Merzon, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Elliot Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Big Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-1 record this season.
Elliot Christian suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Big Valley Christian when the teams last played on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Big Valley Christian's Kailey Rivera, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Elliot Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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