The Norwalk Lancers will take on the Western Christian Fighting Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Norwalk comes in on five and Western Christian on four.
Norwalk is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on West Valley with a sharp 8-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Daniel Albidrez
| 05/15/25 vs West Valley | 6 |
| 04/01/25 @ Paramount | 3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Mayfair | 6 |
Daniel Albidrez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Hector Alvarado was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
Norwalk was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Valley only posted a batting average of .154.
Meanwhile, Western Christian got themselves on the board against Oxford Academy on Thursday, but Oxford Academy never followed suit. They had just enough and edged out the Patriots 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Fighting Lancers have posted since March 7th.
Not much got past Owen Smith, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Oxford Academy off the board. Smith also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Western Christian is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Western Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Mack, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Norwalk pushed their record up to 16-10 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Western Christian, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
