The Village Christian Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Valley Christian Defenders at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Village Christian made easy work of Maranatha and carried off an 8-1 victory.
Bree Brennan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. Brennan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Gaby Robel was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Leah Mosley was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian got themselves on the board against Maranatha on Thursday, but Maranatha never followed suit. They blew past the Minutemen 15-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Valley Christian considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Valley Christian let Tallulah Ireland and Peyton Kingery loose on the outfield. Ireland went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while Kingery scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brianna Ramirez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win got Village Christian back to even at 7-7-1. As for Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Village Christian might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valley Christian's Rachel Zhang, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Village Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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