Valley Christian is 1-9 against Buckingham Charter since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Valley Christian Lions are on the road again to play the Buckingham Charter Knights at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Valley Christian is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 19-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Faith Christian on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Valley Christian has lost by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Charter had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They blew past the Wildfires 10-1. Considering Buckingham Charter has won six matchups by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Haley Griffin made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Griffin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Griffin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Walberg, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Annalyn Steh, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Buckingham Charter, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Valley Christian might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Buckingham Charter when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Steh, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Valley 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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