Maranatha won against Paloma Valley last Thursday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Maranatha narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Cypress Centurions 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Minutemen have posted since April 26, 2024.
Jacob Yun looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Zach Strickland
| 03/28/25 vs Cypress | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Vista Murrieta | 1 |
| 04/23/24 vs Village Christian | 1 |
| 04/19/24 @ Heritage Christian | 1 |
| 03/28/24 vs El Rancho | 1 |
On the hitting side, Maranatha saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Strickland, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave Strickland a new career-high.
The victory made it two in a row for Maranatha and bumps their season record up to 4-6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Cypress, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Coming up, Maranatha will head out on the road to challenge Heritage Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cypress, they will be taking part in a tournament against Bingham at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
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