Valley Christian is 1-9 against Archbishop Mitty since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Valley Christian Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Valley Christian: 3.7, Archbishop Mitty: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Archbishop Mitty is hoping to do on Wednesday what Presentation couldn't on Friday: put an end to Valley Christian's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Valley Christian came out on top against Presentation by a score of 7-2.
Valley Christian let Talia Haskins and Soledad Healy loose on the outfield. Haskins scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Healy scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Daley, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past St. Ignatius College Preparatory 12-1. While fans of Archbishop Mitty might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Corri Hicks and Keira Brady did most of the damage at the plate: Hicks fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3, while Brady went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Anderson, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Valley Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Archbishop Mitty, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Valley Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Archbishop Mitty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Valley Christian came up short against Archbishop Mitty in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Valley Christian, Alyssa Onyeagwa (who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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