Softball Game Preview: Western Christian Fighting Lancers vs. Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles

Western Christian is a perfect 4-0 against Capistrano Valley Christian since April of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Fighting Lancers will welcome the Eagles at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

Western Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Hesperia Christian 19-9 on Wednesday. With that victory, the Fighting Lancers brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Aryana Munoz

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/02/25 vs Hesperia Christian	5
04/20/24 @ Avalon	4
04/12/24 vs Capistrano Valley Christian	4
02/28/25 @ Palm Desert	3
04/24/24 vs Orangewood Academy	3

The team relied heavily on Aryana Munoz, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha L?pez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Western Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .690. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.

Capistrano Valley Christian never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Calvary Chapel last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Calvary Chapel with a sharp 15-3 win. Considering Capistrano Valley Christian's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Western Christian's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 8-9. As for Capistrano Valley Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9.

Western Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Capistrano Valley Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-3. Will the Fighting Lancers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.