The Arlington Lions will face off against the Bishop Amat Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Arlington 2.4, Bishop Amat 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
It was a proper cat-fight when Arlington faced off against Paloma Valley on Monday. The Lions fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1.
Arlington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Bell, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Bishop Amat got the win against Covina on Saturday by a conclusive 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Bishop Amat also got a great performance from Kevin Martin as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Martin a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Joaquin Ortiz was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Santiago Ramirez, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Bishop Amat was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Bishop Amat's victory bumped their record up to 16-10. As for Arlington, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-10.
Arlington came up short against Bishop Amat in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 7-2. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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