Christian Brothers has been on the road for five straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Patterson Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Christian Brothers is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Christian Brothers only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-point they dealt Rio Americano on Tuesday. Christian Brothers was the clear victor by a 15-4 margin over Rio Americano.
Maya Filger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (she also only allowed one walk). Filger has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Filger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Naiomi Garcia and Josephine Eschelman did most of the damage at the plate: Garcia went 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Eschelman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lillie Warren, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Patterson had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Atwater on Wednesday.
Patterson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Petunia Gonzales, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Christian Brothers is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Patterson, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Christian Brothers hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Patterson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Christian Brothers' way against Patterson when the teams last played back in May of 2018 as Christian Brothers made off with an 8-0 win. Does Christian Brothers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Patterson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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