Lucerne Valley fell victim to Immanuel Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their tough 13-0 defeat to the Immanuel Christian Crusaders might stick with them for a while. The game marked that first time this year in which Lucerne Valley was not able to get on the board.
Lucerne Valley saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miah Gonzalez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Immanuel Christian's side, Abigail Barham was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Barham has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Barham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Holly Cosner, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Ava Blakie was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lucerne Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Immanuel Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Lucerne Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Silver Valley at 3:15 p.m. on April 2nd. After both having extra time off, Immanuel Christian and Trona will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:15 p.m. on April 1st. Immanuel Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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