The Faith Baptist Contenders made easy work of the Palmdale Academy Charter School Jaguars on Thursday and carried off a 21-3 win. Considering the Contenders have won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Keira Correos
| 04/17/25 @ Palmdale Academy Charter School | 5 |
| 04/08/25 vs Desert Christian | 4 |
| 03/24/25 vs Immaculate Heart | 3 |
| 02/25/25 @ Oakwood | 3 |
| 04/07/25 vs Chatsworth | 2 |
Keira Correos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Correos was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, five runs, and three RBI. Those five runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Hailey Coronel was a standout: she fired off two home runs, five runs, and seven RBI while going 5-for-5. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lianna Palacios, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4.
Faith Baptist was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .535. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Faith Baptist has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Palmdale Academy Charter School, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Coming up, Faith Baptist will welcome Santa Paula at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cardinals have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.69 runs per game on average), something the Contenders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Palmdale Academy Charter School, they will head out on the road to take on Desert Christian at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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