Escondido Charter stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Foothills Christian Knights as the Escondido Charter White Tigers made off with a 12-4 victory. Winning may never get old, but Escondido Charter sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Karl (Liam) Ricciardi made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Ricciardi was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Matthew Hydar was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
On Foothills Christian's side, Jack Morgan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Escondido Charter pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs per game. As for Foothills Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season.
Escondido Charter will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Cornerstone Christian at 4:00 p.m. As for Foothills Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Coastal Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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