Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Crossroads

Roadrunners

Previous 5 Games

04/01/26 vs Mar Vista	12-0
03/31/26 vs Canyon Hills	17-1
03/30/26 vs Foothills Christian	11-3
03/19/26 @ Viewpoint	10-7
03/17/26 vs Viewpoint	6-4

Crossroads never let their opponents score on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Mar Vista Mariners as they made off with a 12-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Roadrunners, who have now won five games in a row.

Zach Bycel made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Crossroads' success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 5-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Bycel was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.

In other pitching news, Quinn Barach tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Andrew Holland was a standout: he got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lukas Lin, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Crossroads was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .528. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Crossroads' record is now 8-5. As for Mar Vista, they now have a losing record of 7-8.

Coming up, Crossroads will head out to face off against Kearny at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. The Roadrunners are facing the Komets at the right time seeing as the Komets are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Mar Vista, they will be playing at home against Woodland Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Mariners' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cardinals have averaged an impressive 10.8 runs per game this season.