Softball Recap: United Christian Academy Eagles vs. California Lutheran C-Hawks
United Christian Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past the California Lutheran C-Hawks 15-7. The victory was nothing new for United Christian Academy as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lariah Avila was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Avila has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Avila was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lexi Rodriguez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Tiffany Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On California Lutheran's side, Kiera Schroeder made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs, two stolen bases, and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cailin Schroeder, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
United Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for California Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
United Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against California School for the Deaf-Riverside at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. United Christian Academy has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for California Lutheran, they will be playing at home against Entrepreneur at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Entrepreneur is coming into the matchup with eight straight losses on the road, meaning California Lutheran will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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