The Maranatha Christian Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 4:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Maranatha Christian has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while La Jolla Country Day will arrive with three straight wins.
Maranatha Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Santa Fe Christian on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 12-3 to the Eagles.
Andy Baltgalvis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Maranatha Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Morse, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Shane Piester was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, La Jolla Country Day had just enough and edged Classical Academy out 3-2 on Saturday. That's two games straight that La Jolla Country Day has won by just one run.
Jackson Norum was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jos? Partida, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Maranatha Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for La Jolla Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Maranatha Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like La Jolla Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Maranatha Christian beat La Jolla Country Day 5-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Maranatha Christian repeat their success, or does La Jolla Country Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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