The St. Monica Academy Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
St. Monica Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Santa Clarita Christian on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of the Cardinals.
For Santa Clarita Christian's part, Gregory Michlin made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Michlin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Santa Clarita Christian got a massive performance out of Wyatt Waldron, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zane Stauffer, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Monica Academy dropped their record down to 3-8 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Santa Clarita Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
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