The Canyon Crest Academy Ravens will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Camino Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canyon Crest Academy can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Fallbrook 6-5.
Canyon Crest Academy got a great performance from Allen Liu as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Liu has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Derek Yu relieved him and did a solid job, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Becker, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Harkin, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, El Camino had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Vikings.
Charlie Orman was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Orman was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Nate Esquivel looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Eric La Stella was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zane Nordquist, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Canyon Crest Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for El Camino, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Canyon Crest Academy took their victory against El Camino in their previous meeting back in April of 2018 by a conclusive 10-3. Does Canyon Crest Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Camino turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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