Yuma Catholic is 6-0 against Valley Christian since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will head out on the road to challenge the Valley Christian Trojans at 8:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Yuma Catholic: 2.6, Valley Christian: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Yuma Catholic can't be too worried about heading out to take on Valley Christian: they just beat American Leadership Academy - West Foothills at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Yuma Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against American Leadership Academy - West Foothills on Wednesday and snuck past 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Yuma Catholic.
Cherish Trujillo spent all 11 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. Those 11 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Mailyn Milan was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Adayah Carrillo, who went 2-for-6 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian entered their tilt with River Valley with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dust Devils a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday.
The result came thanks to Leigha Kremlacek's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Valley Christian's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryann Nelson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Yuma Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4-1 record this season. As for Valley Christian, their win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-2.
Friday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Yuma Catholic has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .452. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .579. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Yuma Catholic's way against Valley Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2019 as Yuma Catholic made off with a 19-6 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Valley Christian's Madison Fraley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Yuma Catholic to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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