Baseball Preview: West Covina Bulldogs vs. Village Christian Crusaders
The West Covina Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Village Christian Crusaders at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Covina: 3.9, Village Christian: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Covina is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Costa Mesa as West Covina made off with a 14-3 victory. Considering West Covina has won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Maximilian Murillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Murillo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Murillo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Nguyen, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Erik Araujo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Village Christian won against Milken on Thursday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Village Christian walked away with an 8-4 win over Brentwood School. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Village Christian.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Tibert, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
West Covina's victory bumped their record up to 15-7-1. As for Village Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season.
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