Valley Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-8 walloping at the hands of the California School for the Deaf Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Valley Christian of the 20-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
For California School for the Deaf's part, Julianna Hammons was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Hammons was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Geneva Brock was a standout: she got on base in three of her six plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jalena Dingel, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for California School for the Deaf, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Valley Christian will play host again on Thursday to welcome Urban, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Urban will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for California School for the Deaf, they will challenge Model Secondary School for the Deaf at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. California School for the Deaf is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 18 runs per game this season.
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