The Valley Christian Trojans will head out to challenge the Coolidge Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coolidge will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Valley Christian extended their winning streak to seven on Tuesday. Everything went the Trojans' way against Seton Catholic as they made off with a 16-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly 15 runs.
Valley Christian got a massive performance out of Sophie Kercsmar, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI and one double. Leigha Kremlacek was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Valley Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seton Catholic only posted an OBP of .111.
Coolidge never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Globe last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 15-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Bears have beaten the Tigers the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Valley Christian pushed their record up to 19-2-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Coolidge, their record now sits at 10-6.
Valley Christian took their win against Coolidge when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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