Valley Christian had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the St. Bonaventure Seraphs on Saturday as the Valley Christian Defenders made off with a 21-13 win. Considering Valley Christian has won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Peyton Kingery, who fired off three home runs, nine RBI, and four runs while going 5-for-6. Another player making a difference was Britton Brown, who went 6-for-7 with four runs, three doubles, and two RBI.
On St. Bonaventure's side, Laura Lynch was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hallie Barlow, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI.
Even though they lost, St. Bonaventure always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .527. This was only their first loss (out of nine games) when they post 0.51 or more OBP.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for St. Bonaventure, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-3-1.
Valley Christian will challenge Liberty on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Valley Christian sitting on four straight victories and Liberty on six. St. Bonaventure does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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