For the second straight game, Christian will face off against Mira Mesa. The Patriots will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Marauders at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Christian 3.7, Mira Mesa 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Christian is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since April 25, 2024 on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
For Mira Mesa's part, they got a great performance from Dylan Pham as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Pham has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ziggy Avinion was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalil Graham, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Christian dropped their record down to 12-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Mira Mesa, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
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