
Chargers
04/16/25 @ Payette | 27 |
04/10/25 @ McCall-Donnelly | 20 |
04/14/25 vs Payette | 19 |
04/08/25 vs McCall-Donnelly | 18 |
04/05/25 vs Buhl | 17 |
Cole Valley Christian came tearing into Saturday's game with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Gooding Senators with a sharp 10-3 victory. Considering the Chargers have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Karlie Barnum made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple.
In other batting news, Lola Crosby and Abbie English did most of the damage at the plate: Crosby went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple, while English got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Crosby has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times she's played. Lauren Colson was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Cole Valley Christian's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Gooding, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6.
Coming up, Cole Valley Christian will host Weiser at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Wolverines' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Chargers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gooding, they will venture away from home to take on Filer at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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