The Rancho Christian Eagles will head out to face off against the Lakeside Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho Christian is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Rancho Christian fell victim to Rancho Verde and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 21-0 to the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeside). Everything went their way against Citrus Hill on Tuesday as they made off with a 19-12 win.
Michaela Alverado and Adryanna Alvarez were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Alverado pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Meanwhile, Alvarez tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Alverado has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Alverado went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double, while Alvarez fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Those four RBI gave Alvarez a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savana Swick, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Leila Bahrami, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Lakeside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Citrus Hill only posted an OBP of .372.
Lakeside's record is now 6-13. As for Rancho Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Rancho Christian suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Lakeside in their previous matchup on April 8th. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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