Weld Central has gone 3-0 against Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Weld Central Rebels and the Valley Vikings are set to duel. Weld Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, everything went Weld Central's way against Jefferson Academy as Weld Central made off with a 14-3 victory. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Weld Central got a massive performance out of Elizabeth Blake, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Blake a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadeyn Sifuentes, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Weld Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson Academy only posted an OBP of .480.
Meanwhile, Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lyons.
RyAnn Litfin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Weld Central and bumps their season record up to 7-13. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Weld Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1. Will Weld Central keep running through batters, or will Valley buck the trend?
Everything went Weld Central's way against Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Weld Central made off with a 13-3 victory. Will Weld Central repeat their success, or does Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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