Linfield Christian is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Aquinas is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Linfield Christian Lions will take on the Aquinas Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, everything went Linfield Christian's way against Woodcrest Christian as Linfield Christian made off with a 17-6 win.
Alexa Ojeda tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Linfield Christian let Julia Preston and Charli Calas loose on the outfield. Preston fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3, while Calas went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Rezkalah, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three runs.
Meanwhile, Aquinas never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Arrowhead Christian with a sharp 16-0 victory.
Mya Coleman looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Aquinas got a massive performance out of Savana Estrada, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Ava Martinez was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4.
Linfield Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 23-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Linfield Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Aquinas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Linfield Christian might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Aquinas in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coleman, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Linfield Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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