In what's become a running theme this season, Desert Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past the Valley Union Blue Devils 25-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Alexa Yarger made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Yarger has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Yarger was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Anika Mulkey was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, five runs, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Lilly Crawford, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
On Valley Union's side, Kali Prudler made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Courtney Noble, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Desert Christian's win bumped their record up to 13-3-1. As for Valley Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
Desert Christian will look to defend their home field on Thursday against San Manuel at 3:45 p.m. Desert Christian is on a six-game streak of home wins, San Manuel a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Valley Union, they will head out on the road to face off against Hayden at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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