Baseball Recap: Village Christian Crusaders vs. Diamond Bar Brahmas
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Village Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Diamond Bar Brahmas. The victory was familiar territory for Village Christian who now have four in a row.
Winston Peterson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Peterson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, Ethan Tibert was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
On Diamond Bar's side, Quinton Mendoza was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
Village Christian has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7-1 record this season. As for Diamond Bar, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
Village Christian will take on Colony at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Colony will roll in looking for their 19th straight win, something Village Christian surely won't give up without a fight. Diamond Bar does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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