Knights
| 04/24/25 vs Calvin Christian | 19 |
| 04/25/25 @ Calvin Christian | 16 |
| 03/21/25 @ Coastal Academy | 15 |
| 05/16/25 @ Tri-City Christian | 12 |
| 03/04/25 vs High Tech CV | 11 |
Foothills Christian got themselves on the board against Tri-City Christian on Friday, but Tri-City Christian never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won ten matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jr Merino was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Foothills Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-12 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jason Saucedo, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jonah Nottoli was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Foothills Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in eight consecutive games.
Foothills Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-City Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-15.
As of now, neither Foothills Christian nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.
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