Valley Christian had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Providence Pioneers a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for Valley Christian who now have three in a row.
The result came thanks to Rachel Zhang's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Choyce Chambers was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Kingery, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Providence's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Allinson, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Valley Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 23-4.
As of now, neither Valley Christian nor Providence have any future games scheduled.
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