The Berean Christian Eagles will square off against the Las Lomas Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Berean Christian comes in on eight and Las Lomas on three.
Berean Christian gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past Branson 8-7. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Max McTighe was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Sabo, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Las Lomas got the win against Mt. Diablo on Thursday by a conclusive 21-2.
Aidan Thorner looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, John Sellick was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Andrew Misasi was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
Las Lomas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Diablo only posted an OBP of .364.
Berean Christian pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Las Lomas, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8-1.
Berean Christian skirted past Las Lomas 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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