Minutemen
| 03/18/25 vs Hart | 13 |
| 03/04/25 vs Los Osos | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Orange Lutheran | 7 |
| 02/25/25 @ Etiwanda | 10 |
| 02/22/25 vs St. Augustine | 3 |
The Maranatha Minutemen will head out to face off against the Brea Olinda Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maranatha is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Maranatha not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 20, 2024. Everything went their way against Hart as Maranatha made off with a 13-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Minutemen considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Zach Strickland was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Proctor, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Rivas, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Brea Olinda has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging three runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They came up short against El Modena, falling 13-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since April 15, 2024.
Brea Olinda saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Gonzales, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. Michael Russell also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Brea Olinda and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Maranatha, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3-1.
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