The Desert Christian Academy Conquerors will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Santa Rosa Academy Rangers at 3:30 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Desert Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Desert Christian Academy.
Dusty Nixon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Nixon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cayden Eggebraaten was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Logan Luevano was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, everything went Santa Rosa Academy's way against California Military Institute on Tuesday as Santa Rosa Academy made off with a 19-0 victory.
Santa Rosa Academy got a massive performance out of Samuel Torres, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyzer Metz, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Desert Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Santa Rosa Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Desert Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Santa Rosa Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Desert Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Santa Rosa Academy when the teams last played back in March and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santa Rosa Academy's Elijah Brewer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Now that Desert Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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