Village Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the De Toledo Jaguars. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Village Christian considering their two-run performance the match before.
Winston Peterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Wyatt Mikels was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ethan Tibert, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Like Village Christian, de Toledo also got a great game from a two-way player: James Heller. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Heller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Heller was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jake Schultz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI. Jake Tirsch was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Village Christian has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. As for de Toledo, their loss dropped their record down to 15-9-1.
Village Christian will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Pasadena at 3:46 p.m. As for de Toledo, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Santa Paula at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Paula's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so de Toledo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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