The Faith Baptist Contenders will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Vasquez Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. Faith Baptist will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
The matchup between Faith Baptist and Santa Clarita Christian on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Faith Baptist was the clear victor by a 25-19 margin over Santa Clarita Christian. 25 seems to be a good number for Faith Baptist as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hailey Coronel made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Coronel was even better at the plate, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with a home run, five stolen bases, and four runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rayanna Larson, who scored five runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Emily Black, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-6.
Meanwhile, Vasquez fell victim to a rough 15-5 loss at the hands of Wiseburn- Da Vinci on Monday.
Hartley Lundquist was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Leannie Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Faith Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Vasquez, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Wednesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Faith Baptist hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. However, it's not like Vasquez struggles in that department as they've averaged .423. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Faith Baptist suffered a grim 16-6 defeat to Vasquez when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Faith Baptist, Charisma Lineberger (who struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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