Hope Christian has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Del Norte Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hope Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Hope Christian can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They never let Hozho Academy onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory.
Zo? Mangrum made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mangrum was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Natalie Williams, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Siena Sturgis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Del Norte played against Valley and lost via forfeit.
Hope Christian's win bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Del Norte, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Hope Christian suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Del Norte when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Del Norte's Serenity Church, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that Hope 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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