The Foothills Christian Knights will square off against the Calvin Christian Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Foothills Christian: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Calvin Christian has snatched up 11 consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
On Friday, Foothills Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Escondido Charter and fell 2-1.
Foothills Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jr Merino, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calvin Christian). They came out on top against Tri-City Christian by a score of 7-4 on Wednesday. The game was the first time the Crusaders have beaten the Eagles on their field since May 20, 2015.
Calvin Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Foothills Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Everything went Foothills Christian's way against Calvin Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2017, as Foothills Christian made off with an 18-0 win. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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