The Ontario Christian Knights will square off against the Woodcrest Christian Royals at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ontario Christian is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Ontario Christian came up short against Aquinas on Monday, falling 15-3.
Dean Cruz was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen McKeehan, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
Meanwhile, Woodcrest Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Ramona on Friday, taking the game 6-2.
Matthew Kim was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Woodcrest Christian is 3-1 when Kim allows one or fewer hits, but 8-11 otherwise. Kim was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Woodcrest Christian got a great performance from Seth Avila as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Avila has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Woodcrest Christian let Aiden Cook and Austin Anderson run wild. Cook went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double, while Anderson went 2-for-3 with three runs. That's the most runs Anderson has posted since back in February.
Woodcrest Christian's win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 11-12. As for Ontario Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18.
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