Ocean View Christian is 1-6 against Rock Academy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ocean View Christian Patriots are on the road again to play the Rock Academy Warriors at 3:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ocean View Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Bonsall 10-9. That's two games straight that Ocean View Christian has won by just one run.
Cristian Herring was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for four straight games. Joshua Bonura was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rock Academy put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Vincent Memorial as Rock Academy made off with a 10-4 win. Winning may never get old, but Rock Academy sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Jack Villanueva and Alec Endicott were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Villanueva tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Endicott pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Villanueva went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Endicott scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Max Gimbel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Ocean View Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Rock Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Ocean View Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rock Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Ocean View Christian's way against Rock Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 as Ocean View Christian made off with an 11-3 victory. Does Ocean View Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rock Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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