The Empire Ravens will head out on the road to challenge the Valley Christian Trojans on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a 16-game winning streak alive.
Empire is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Tanque Verde (and have done all season long). Empire's pitcher stepped up to hand Tanque Verde a 6-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Kendall Freidinger, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Tanque Verde off the board. Freidinger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Abby Zsitvay was incredible, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Morgan Faunce was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian stacked a 23rd blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Yuma Catholic.
Makay Fraley made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Fraley was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, Leigha Kremlacek was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Empire has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Valley Christian, their win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Empire hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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