Turlock Christian is 8-2 against Venture Academy since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Turlock Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Venture Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Turlock Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Turlock Christian put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Elliot Christian as Turlock Christian made off with a 17-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Turlock Christian.
Josiah Poirier and Andrew Crain made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Poirier struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Crain tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Poirier scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Crain went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Winston York was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jake Dein, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Venture Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 10-5 to Mountain House.
Omarion Walker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Turlock Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Venture Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Turlock Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. However, it's not like Venture Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .347. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Turlock Christian came up short against Venture Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Venture Academy's Xavier Perez, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that Turlock Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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