The Desert Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Ray Bearcats at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Desert Christian put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on St. Augustine Catholic with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Kaitlyn Farias made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Farias was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Alexa Yarger and Lilly Crawford did most of the damage at the plate: Yarger fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3, while Crawford went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Aimee Lloyd was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Ray waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over the Warriors. That's two games straight that Ray has won by exactly ten runs.
Like Desert Christian, Ray also got a great game from a two-way player: Madison Kenney. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Kenney has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kenney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ray let Cambria Garcia and Malena Goad loose on the outfield. Garcia went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Goad went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Granillo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Desert Christian's win bumped their record up to 14-4-1. As for Ray, their victory bumped their record up to 7-16.
Everything went Desert Christian's way against Ray in their previous matchup back in March as Desert Christian made off with a 10-1 win. Does Desert Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ray turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
