Softball Recap: Make It Two in a Row for Valley Christian

Valley Christian made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Leigh, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Valley Christian Warriors' pitcher stepped up to hand the Leigh Longhorns a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Warriors have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Hannah Paquiz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple. That triple was her first of the season.

In other batting news, Valley Christian got a big performance out of Makena Blauman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Gabrielle Ho was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.

Warriors

Batting Average

03/13/25 vs Leigh	50%
03/11/25 vs Los Gatos	35.7%
03/06/25 vs Gilroy	16%
03/04/25 vs Milpitas	40%
03/03/25 @ Notre Dame	25%
+ 7 more games

Valley Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

The win made it two in a row for Valley Christian and bumps their season record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Leigh, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Valley Christian will welcome Mountain View at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Leigh, they will be playing at home against Gilroy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gilroy's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Leigh's hitters will have their work cut out for them.