Presentation and Valley Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Presentation Panthers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Valley Christian Warriors at 4:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Presentation came up short against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and fell 8-4.
Ciara Donahoe and Julia Sim?n stepped up to the plate in a big way. Donahoe scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Sim?n went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Regan Leffler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Valley Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory in Friday's second game. They blew past St. Ignatius College Preparatory 11-1. Winning may never get old, but Valley Christian sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Makenna Sieling was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Sieling has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sieling was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charlotte Coney, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabrielle Ho, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Presentation's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Presentation came up short against Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Presentation, Mia Iacomini (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk)) 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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