Santa Fe Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Classical Academy on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Caimans by a score of 9-8. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Caimans earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Riley Nelson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
Kyle Plasman
| 04/23/25 @ Classical Academy | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Mission Hills | 2 |
| 03/08/25 @ Coronado | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs La Jolla Country Day | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs La Jolla Country Day | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
At the plate, Kyle Plasman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Santa Fe Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Logan Moran was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Santa Fe Christian dropped their record down to 8-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Classical Academy, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-11 record.
While Santa Fe Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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