Valley Christian hasn't had much luck against Yuma Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Trojans will take on the Shamrocks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Valley Christian sitting on four straight victories and Yuma Catholic on nine.
On Saturday, Valley Christian made easy work of Page and carried off an 11-1 win. Considering the Trojans have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Yuma Catholic put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let Payson get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Cherish Trujillo's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kodi Leigh, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Yuma Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in nine consecutive contests.
Valley Christian's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-3-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Yuma Catholic, their record is now 23-4.
Valley Christian couldn't quite finish off Yuma Catholic in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 5-3. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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