Calvin Christian had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 4-6 to make it four. They came up short against the Escondido Charter Tigers, falling 29-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-0 last Wednesday.
As for Escondido Charter, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 14-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
For Escondido Charter's part, Karl (Liam) Ricciardi and Sam Romero made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Ricciardi pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Romero pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. At the plate, Ricciardi went 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBI, while Romero went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joey Seavello, who got on base in four of his seven plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam McGinty, who went 1-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.
While Calvin Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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