For the second straight game, Ontario Christian will face off against Arrowhead Christian. The Knights will square off against the Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Ontario Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Arrowhead Christian on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to the Eagles. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
For Arrowhead Christian's part, they got a great performance from Bobby Mahoney as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Mahoney has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Arrowhead Christian let Diesel Toth and Daniel Rivera run wild. Toth scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Rivera scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Moses Trejo, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Arrowhead Christian hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ontario Christian struck out 11 times.
Arrowhead Christian has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Ontario Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
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