The Coastal Christian Conquerors will square off against the Saddleback Roadrunners at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Coastal Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Calvary Chapel by a score of 12-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Conquerors.
Meanwhile, Saddleback never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Ambassador 17-0.
Diego Enriquez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Saddleback is 9-2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-8 otherwise. Enriquez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Andy Aguilar was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ricardo Marquez, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double.
Saddleback kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. They are 10-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Saddleback is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Coastal Christian, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
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