Yuma Catholic has gone 7-1 against Valley Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Shamrocks will look to defend their home field against the Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Yuma Catholic comes in on nine and Valley Christian on four.
Valley Christian's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Yuma Catholic hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Shamrocks never let Payson get on the board and left with a 5-0 win on Saturday.
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.
Kodi Leigh
| 05/03/25 vs Payson | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs Chino Valley | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Valley Christian | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Odyssey Institute | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Kingman | 1 |
| + 9 more games |
On the hitting side, Kodi Leigh was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian made easy work of Page on Saturday and carried off an 11-1 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.
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 hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Yuma Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 23-4.
Yuma Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 5-3. Will the Shamrocks repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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