The Valley Center Jaguars will face off against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Valley Center has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Valley Center lost 16-2 to Ramona last Wednesday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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Valley Center saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Willa Sharpe, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Sharpe is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian entered their tilt with Francis Parker on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 20-2 margin over the Lancers. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by seven runs or more this season.
Marissa Chronic made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Chronic was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Arantxa Espejo was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Logan Valdivia was another key player, going 1-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Tri-City Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Francis Parker only posted a batting average of .200.
Tri-City Christian's victory bumped their record up to 12-3-1. As for Valley Center, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
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