Baseball Recap: Crean Lutheran Makes It Four in a Row at Home

Saints

Previous 4 Games (Home)

04/24/25 vs Canyon	6-1
04/15/25 vs Sonora	11-4
04/09/25 vs Yorba Linda	4-3
04/02/25 vs Tustin	6-0

Crean Lutheran had won four straight at home, but on Thursday they bumped their record up to 16-8 to make it five. They came out on top against the Canyon Comanches by a score of 6-1. This was a revenge game for the Saints: when they faced off against the Comanches on Tuesday, they had to take a 11-9 defeat.

As for Canyon, they moved to 17-7 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

For Canyon's part, Chip Mertz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was Mertz's first of the season.

When Crean Lutheran and Canyon next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The Saints will square off against La Habra and their seven-game winning streak at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Crean Lutheran 3.6, the Highlanders 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Canyon will try to stop Brea Olinda's six-game winning streak when they meet at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Comanches 3.8, the Wildcats 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.