St. Ignatius College Preparatory is 2-8 against Valley Christian since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Ignatius College Preparatory 3.9, Valley Christian 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-0 to Archbishop Mitty, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. Considering the Warriors have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Makena Blauman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February. Gabrielle Ho was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Valley Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Presentation only posted an OBP of .118.
Valley Christian's record is now 13-3. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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