Baseball Recap: Woodcrest Christian Find Success

Woodcrest Christian was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Western Christian on Saturday. The Royals never let the Fighting Lancers get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. The Royals haven't had any issues with the Fighting Lancers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Aiden Cook made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Cook was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Matthew Kim

Runs

04/19/25 vs Western Christian	2
04/02/25 vs South Gate	2
03/29/25 vs Schurr	2
02/22/25 vs Rancho Mirage	2
04/17/25 vs Valley Christian	1
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Matthew Kim was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Woodcrest Christian is undefeated when Kim posts two or more runs, but 6-11 otherwise. Micah Penner also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Woodcrest Christian's record now sits at 10-11. As for Western Christian, they dropped their record down to 7-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Woodcrest Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 8-7 loss against Murrieta Mesa on the 22nd. As for Western Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 11-6 defeat against Capistrano Valley Christian on the 22nd.