The Pacifica Christian Tritons will face off against the Laguna Beach Breakers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pacifica Christian 4.1, Laguna Beach 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Pacifica Christian came up short against Capistrano Valley Christian and fell 7-3. The Tritons haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Laguna Beach came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Breakers, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Becker Sybirski made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Parker Moore, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Laguna Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .343 or higher in four consecutive games.
Laguna Beach's victory bumped their record up to 23-3. As for Pacifica Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pacifica Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Laguna Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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