Lions
| 04/22/25 @ Ontario Christian | 14 |
| 02/25/25 vs San Jacinto Valley Academy | 12 |
| 04/02/25 vs Murrieta Mesa | 11 |
| 03/31/25 @ Vista | 11 |
| 03/01/25 @ Heritage | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Linfield Christian). They put the hurt on the Ontario Christian Knights with a sharp 14-2 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Drew Taylor made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Taylor was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Luke Waddell and Sawyer Franzen did most of the damage at the plate: Waddell went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs, while Franzen went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave Waddell a new career-high. Christian Harris was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Linfield Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ontario Christian only posted an OBP of .273.
The victory (which was Linfield Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 14-5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Ontario Christian, they dropped their record down to 5-16 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Linfield Christian beat the Knights by a score of 4-3 on Thursday.
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