The Redwood Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Redwood Christian beats St. Joseph Notre Dame with four runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Eagles beat College Prep on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Gil Butler
| 04/22/25 vs Athenian | 4 |
| 04/02/25 vs Head-Royce | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs St. Joseph Notre Dame | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Liberty Ranch | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ St. Joseph Notre Dame | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Gil Butler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Redwood Christian's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-8-1 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Redwood Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dikaio Ambriz, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave Ambriz a new career-high. Adam Hendren was another, earning two runs and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame entered their tilt with College Prep on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 10-5.
The victory got St. Joseph Notre Dame back to even at 9-9. As for Redwood Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-8-1.
Redwood Christian might still be hurting after the 20-5 loss they got from St. Joseph Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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