University City lost against Christian back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The University City Centurions fell just short of the Christian Patriots by a score of 7-6.
Aliyah Padilla was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kennedy Maynard and Leah Ridenour stepped up to the plate in a big way. Maynard went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Ridenour scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bella Giron, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Christian's side, Ava Barrios looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucy Sherburne, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammy Baca, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
University City's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-14-1. As for Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6-1 record this season.
University City will look to defend their home field on Friday against Canyon Hills at 4:00 p.m. University City is facing Canyon Hills at the right time seeing as Canyon Hills is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Point Loma at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Point Loma's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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