Ocean View Christian is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Mountain Empire is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Ocean View Christian Patriots will take on the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Ocean View Christian beat Bayfront Charter 9-4.
Collin Noles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Noles has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Noles was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Isaac Veneracion and Cristian Herring did most of the damage at the plate: Veneracion scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Herring scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Matthew Martinez-Rubio was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire got themselves on the board against Chula Vista Learning Community Charter on Friday, but Chula Vista Learning Community Charter never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Cobras out 1-0.
Ocean View Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Mountain Empire, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Ocean View Christian suffered a grim 18-4 defeat to Mountain Empire in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Ocean View Christian, Dakota Hatmaker (who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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