Valley Christian stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dobson Mustangs an 18-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Valley Christian sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Ryann Nelson and Bree Hanzal did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Hanzal went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Taya Clausen, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Dobson's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Hanson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Valley Christian's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.7 runs per game. As for Dobson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Valley Christian will take on American Leadership Academy - West Foothills at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (American Leadership Academy - West Foothills: 1.3, Valley Christian: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Dobson, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Tucson High Magnet School at 6:00 p.m. Tucson High Magnet School's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Dobson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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