Baseball Recap: Maranatha Christian Gets the Win

While Maranatha Christian's win against Bishop wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Knights 4-3. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Lawson Little got the start for Maranatha Christian and what a start it was: he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Holton Heinrichs

Home Runs

04/14/26 vs La Jolla Country Day	2
05/07/26 vs Bishop's	1
04/28/26 vs Santa Fe Christian	1
03/23/26 vs San Dieguito Academy	1
03/20/26 @ Fallbrook	1

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Holton Heinrichs, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. He has become a key player for Maranatha Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one home run, but 8-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Piester, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Maranatha Christian's record now sits at 13-11. As for Bishop's, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season.

Maranatha Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bishop's: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.