The Valor Christian Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Arvada West Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Valor Christian beats Arvada West with 13 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Valor Christian's pitchers stepped up to hand Lakewood a 13-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Kendall Ferguson was incredible, firing off three home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-3. She is also on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Elizabeth Canales was another key player, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valor Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakewood only posted an OBP of .333.
Meanwhile, Arvada West got the win against Bear Creek on Wednesday by a conclusive 11-1.
Valor Christian's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Arvada West, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Valor Christian skirted past Arvada West 10-9 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valor Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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