After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Big Valley Christian brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They blew past the Escalon Cougars 20-2 on Wednesday. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Madyx Mitchell
| 02/26/25 vs Escalon | 3 |
| 03/14/24 vs Waterford | 2 |
| 04/02/24 vs Elliot Christian | 1 |
| 03/11/24 vs Ripon Christian | 1 |
Madyx Mitchell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in May of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases.
In other batting news, Morgan Merzon and Kailey Rivera did most of the damage at the plate: Merzon went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Rivera went 3-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Rivera has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Cecily Fontana, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Big Valley Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Escalon onlymanaged five hits.
Big Valley Christian's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Escalon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Big Valley Christian has already played their next game (against Enochs), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Escalon, they will challenge Turlock at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
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