Baseball Preview: Turlock Christian Eagles vs. Big Valley Christian Lions
The Turlock Christian Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Big Valley Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Turlock Christian can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against Stone Ridge Christian as Turlock Christian made off with a 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Turlock Christian.
Blake Starn looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Michael Miller was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakobe Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian entered their tilt with Elliot Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 31-1 margin over the Eagles on Thursday.
Tegan Case and Westin Mattingly were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Case pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Mattingly tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At the plate, Case scored four runs while going 4-for-5, while Mattingly scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Howell, who fired off four runs, four doubles, and two triples while going 6-for-7. Brady Heinrich was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in six of his seven plate appearances.
Turlock Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Big Valley Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Turlock Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Big Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Turlock Christian took their win against Big Valley Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 19-0. Does Turlock Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Big Valley Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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