The Maranatha Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Friday. Maranatha Christian lost 8-2 to Santa Fe Christian.
Meanwhile, La Jolla Country Day had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Caimans, sneaking past 8-6.
Matthew Onaitis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Ryder Tootell was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Kaza Nishiba was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
La Jolla Country Day's record is now 15-10. As for Maranatha Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-19.
Maranatha Christian suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to La Jolla Country Day in their previous matchup last Friday. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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