The Page Sand Devils will venture away from home to take on the Valley Christian Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Page is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Florence 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sand Devils.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian entered their tilt with Florence on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over the Gophers. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 contests by six runs or more this season.
Leigha Kremlacek made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Kremlacek was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Lo Sloan was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Taya Clausen was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Valley Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .706. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Florence only posted an OBP of .250.
Page pushed their record up to 17-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Valley Christian, their record is now 24-3-1.
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