Stone Ridge Christian is 8-2 against Big Valley Christian since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Stone Ridge Christian Knights are on the road again to play the Big Valley Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Stone Ridge Christian: 2, Big Valley Christian: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Stone Ridge Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 22 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Millennium on Friday. They fell 6-1 to the Falcons.
Cali Cole was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Cole has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Cole wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addyson Soto, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian entered their tilt with Millennium with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 13-0 victory on Tuesday. Big Valley Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by seven runs or more this season.
Like Stone Ridge Christian, Big Valley Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Ava Hernandez. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kailey Rivera was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Emily Avila was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Stone Ridge Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4-1. As for Big Valley Christian, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6-1.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Stone Ridge Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Big Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Stone Ridge Christian couldn't quite finish off Big Valley Christian when the teams last played back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hernandez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Stone Ridge Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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