Lucerne Valley scored first but ultimately less than Hesperia Christian in their match on Friday. They suffered a tough 18-2 loss at the hands of the Hesperia Christian Patriots. Lucerne Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Miah Gonzalez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times she's played.
On Hesperia Christian's side, Macy Piorkowski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Piorkowski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Elyse VanderWeide and Gabby Stoops did most of the damage at the plate: VanderWeide went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Stoops scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Eden Skinner was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Lucerne Valley now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Hesperia Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Lucerne Valley will head out on the road to square off against Non Varsity Opponent at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Non Varsity Opponent is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so Lucerne Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Hesperia Christian, they are on the road again on Monday to play Silver Valley at 3:15 p.m. One thing working in Hesperia Christian's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five contests.
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