It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Linfield Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Heritage Patriots 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for Linfield Christian as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Linfield Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Waddell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Heritage's side, Johnny Alley was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Alley was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Linfield Christian and bumps their season record up to 12-9. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10-2.
Linfield Christian will be playing at home against Cornerstone Christian at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Linfield Christian: 3.7, Cornerstone Christian: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Heritage, they will head out on the road to face off against Temescal Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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