Linfield Christian and Arrowhead Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Linfield Christian Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Arrowhead Christian Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Linfield Christian: 3.6, Arrowhead Christian: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Arrowhead Christian is hoping to do on Tuesday what Cornerstone Christian couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Linfield Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Linfield Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Cornerstone Christian and snuck past 3-2. That's two games straight that Linfield Christian has won by just one run.
Linfield Christian got a great performance from DJ Kerr as he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Kerr has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Linfield Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caelin Thomason, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arrowhead Christian can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Ontario Christian 12-1. With that victory, Arrowhead Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Diesel Toth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Toth was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Rivera, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ethin Bingaman, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Linfield Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Arrowhead Christian, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
Linfield Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Arrowhead Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 8-5. Does Linfield Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arrowhead Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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