Baseball Preview: Village Christian Crusaders vs. Brentwood School Eagles
The Village Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Brentwood School Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Village Christian: 4, Brentwood School: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Village Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Milken with a sharp 8-1 win.
Joshua Popjes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Tibert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Johan Pelayo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Brentwood School won against Windward last Friday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Brentwood School walked away with a 4-1 victory over University. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brentwood School.
Brentwood School also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Evan Alexander gave up only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Stoops, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Tory Hampton, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Village Christian has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season. As for Brentwood School, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
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