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| 03/20/26 - Home | 8-6 W |
| 03/19/25 - Away | 9-1 W |
| 03/01/24 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 03/13/18 - Away | 3-6 L |
| 03/15/17 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 03/05/16 - Away | 3-4 L |
While Christian's win against Grossmont wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Patriots skirted past the Foothillers 8-6. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Walker Kane was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maximus Villalva, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Roman Gustin, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Christian and bumps their season record up to 6-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Grossmont, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Coming up, Christian will venture away from home to take on El Capitan at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Vaqueros have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.78 runs per game on average), something the Patriots will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Grossmont, they will host Mission Bay at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Buccaneers' pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so the Foothillers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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