Village Christian's game back in March was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Heritage Christian Warriors a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Village Christian, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Bree Brennan, who gave up just one hit and racked up 19 Ks to keep Heritage Christian off the board.
On the hitting side, Gaby Robel was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Heritage Christian's side, Janice Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned runs on eight hits. Martinez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Village Christian's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7. As for Heritage Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
Village Christian is on the road again on Saturday to play Harvard-Westlake at 9:00 a.m. Harvard-Westlake is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Heritage Christian, they will be playing at home against Whittier Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Whittier Christian's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Heritage Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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