Baseball Game Preview: Hesperia Christian Patriots vs. Excelsior Charter Eagles

The Hesperia Christian Patriots will take on the Excelsior Charter Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hesperia Christian has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

On Thursday, Hesperia Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Big Bear and fell 12-11.

Luke Beasley

Batters Struck Out

04/10/25 vs University Prep	12
04/17/25 @ Big Bear	11
03/17/25 @ Academy for Academic Excellence	9
03/10/25 @ Littlerock	6
04/03/25 @ Riverside Prep	5
+ 3 more games

Luke Beasley put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Hesperia Christian is 2-1 when Beasley posts eight or more strikeouts, but 7-9 otherwise. Beasley was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Dylan Alfonzo and Cory Villalba did some serious damage despite the final result: Alfonzo went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Villalba went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Alfonzo has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Jaden Solorzano, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Meanwhile, Excelsior Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Big Bear, falling 12-6. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Bears since last Thursday.

Hesperia Christian's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-10. As for Excelsior Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.

Hesperia Christian couldn't quite finish off Excelsior Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.