Heritage Christian hasn't had much luck against Whittier Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Warriors will head out to challenge the Heralds at 3:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Heritage Christian's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Valley Christian hitters got past them. The Warriors came up short against the Defenders on Thursday, falling 10-0. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Whittier Christian fell victim to Village Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Heralds haven't been shut out since back in March.
Whittier Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Jung, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Whittier Christian has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7-1.
Heritage Christian beat Whittier Christian 6-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Heralds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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