On Wednesday, Valor Christian faced Arvada West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Valor Christian Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Arvada West Wildcats 10-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Olivia Schmidt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over eight innings while giving up seven earned (and two unearned) runs off 12 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. She was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kendall Ferguson was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Whidden, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Valor Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arvada West only tossed four.
Valor Christian's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Arvada West, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Valor Christian will challenge Bear Creek at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Bear Creek: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Valor Christian has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. As for Arvada West, they will welcome Columbine at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Columbine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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