The Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs will be playing at home against the Oakland Oakers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Umpqua Valley Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Oakland likes a good challenge.
Things were looking good for Umpqua Valley Christian after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Lowell by a score of 14-13. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (ten), Umpqua Valley Christian still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Oakland gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Oakridge a 9-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Oakland who now have three in a row.
Not much got past Maddie Dalberti, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Oakridge off the board. Dalberti has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cerena Thacker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Teagan Fauver, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Umpqua Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Oakland, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
Umpqua Valley Christian came up short against Oakland in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dalberti, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Umpqua Valley Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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