While Maranatha's victory against Heritage Christian wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Minutemen had just enough and edged out the Warriors 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Minutemen as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Maranatha got a great performance from Matthew Vazquez as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Vazquez has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Maranatha saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Strickland, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one double. That triple was Strickland's first of the season.
Minutemen
| 04/04/25 vs Heritage Christian | 3-1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Rancho Cucamonga | 3-0 |
| 04/01/25 @ Heritage Christian | 11-2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Cypress | 3-1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Paloma Valley | 3-0 |
The victory (which was Maranatha's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-6-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4-1.
Maranatha has already played their next game, a 16-0 victory against Village Christian on the 8th. As for Heritage Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-0 win against de Toledo on the 8th.
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