Baseball Game Preview: Whittier Cardinals vs. Calvary Chapel Grizzlies

The Whittier Cardinals will venture away from home to face off against the Calvary Chapel Grizzlies at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Whittier is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Whittier is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Gabrielino on Wednesday. Whittier put the hurt on Gabrielino with a sharp 9-3 win.

Carl Collins

Hits (Career)

02/26/25 @ Gabrielino	3
02/10/24 vs Sierra Vista	2
02/18/25 vs St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy	1
04/12/24 @ El Rancho	1
04/03/24 @ California	1

The team relied heavily on Carl Collins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Ryan Jimenez also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Calvary Chapel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Pioneer, falling 14-0.

Calvary Chapel's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Whittier, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.