Baseball Preview: Arrowhead Christian Eagles vs. Linfield Christian Lions
Arrowhead Christian and Linfield Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Arrowhead Christian Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Linfield Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Arrowhead Christian comes in on four and Linfield Christian on three.
Arrowhead Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Ontario Christian (and have done all season long). Arrowhead Christian blew past Ontario Christian 12-1. With that victory, Arrowhead Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Diesel Toth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Toth has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Toth was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Daniel Rivera was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ethin Bingaman, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Linfield Christian sidestepped Cornerstone Christian for a 3-2 win. That's two games straight that Linfield Christian has won by just one run.
DJ Kerr tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Linfield Christian's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caelin Thomason, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Arrowhead Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Linfield Christian, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
Arrowhead Christian came up short against Linfield Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Arrowhead Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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