Valley Christian entered their tilt with River Valley with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the River Valley Dust Devils a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Not much got past Leigha Kremlacek, who gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep River Valley off the board. Kremlacek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Valley Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryann Nelson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On River Valley's side, Tamarie Williams was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, River Valley was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley Christian didn't hit any.
Valley Christian's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-2. As for River Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-6 record this season.
Valley Christian has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Yuma Catholic at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Valley Christian: 1.9, Yuma Catholic: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. River Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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