Baseball Preview: Santa Fe Christian Eagles vs. Maranatha Christian Eagles
The Santa Fe Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Maranatha Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
On Saturday, Santa Fe Christian beat La Jolla Country Day 12-7. With that win, Santa Fe Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Kyle Plasman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Connor Sawyer, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Maranatha Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Classical Academy last Saturday, taking the game 8-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Maranatha Christian.
Matthias Hardy looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zeke Smith was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlsen Drake, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Santa Fe Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Maranatha Christian, their win bumped their record up to an identical 15-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Santa Fe Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Maranatha Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Santa Fe Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Maranatha Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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