The Hesperia Christian Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hesperia Christian: 4.1, Riverside Prep: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hesperia Christian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Riverside Prep on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Silver Knights. Considering the last time Hesperia Christian couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Arlan Koester spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hesperia Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Audet, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for Hesperia Christian and nudges their season record down to 11-6. As for Riverside Prep, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
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