The Valley Christian Academy Lions will head out to square off against the Laton Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Valley Christian Academy has given up an average of 16 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Valley Christian Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 21 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against North on Friday. They came up short against the Stars, falling 19-1.
Meanwhile, Laton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 23-13 win. Considering the Mustangs have won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Laton got a massive performance out of Madison Heffley, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Heffley is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Emmily Mares, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Laton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .610. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .610 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Laton pushed their record up to 5-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 23.0 runs over those games. As for Valley Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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