The Valle Catholic Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Scott City Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Scott City is hoping to do on Monday what Oak Ridge couldn't on Friday: put an end to Valle Catholic's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Valle Catholic blew past Oak Ridge 14-1.
Abreeana Zipprich was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Zipprich was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adelyn Weiler, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Makayla Joggerst was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Scott City had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bluejays as they made off with an 18-3 win.
Scott City let Alyssa Dirden and Harley Glueck loose on the outfield. Dirden went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Glueck went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lily Elders, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Valle Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Scott City, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Valle Catholic took their win against Scott City in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valle Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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