On Tuesday, Faith Lutheran faced Green Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Faith Lutheran Crusaders' way against the Green Valley Gators as the Faith Lutheran Crusaders made off with a 9-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Faith Lutheran.
Jersie McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Shaylee Ghadery was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Lydia Whipple was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Green Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauryn Galvin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Faith Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Green Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Faith Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Green Valley, they will be playing at home against Foothill at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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