Del Norte is 0-8 against Hope Christian since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Del Norte Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Hope Christian Huskies at 4:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Del Norte suffered a tough 20-1 defeat at the hands of Valley.
Del Norte saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dakari Morenike, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Del Norte didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Hope Christian can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against Highland as Hope Christian made off with a 15-1 win. Hope Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brady McGahie and Alex Bradbury did most of the damage at the plate: McGahie scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Bradbury scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Pena, who went 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Hope Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-6.
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