In what's become a running theme this season, Valley Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Joseph City Wildcats a 6-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Valley Christian sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Valley Christian got a great performance from Makay Fraley as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kat Hanson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Hanson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Caymen Ferber, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Valley Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs per game. As for Joseph City, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1-1.
Valley Christian will head out on the road to challenge Mohave Accelerated at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Valley Christian: 3, Mohave Accelerated: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Joseph City, they will square off against St. Mary's at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Joseph City is facing St. Mary's at the right time seeing as St. Mary's is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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