The Desert Christian Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Vasquez Mustangs at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Desert Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Desert Christian suffered a rough 8-1 loss at the hands of Trinity Classical Academy. Desert Christian has not had much luck with Trinity Classical Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Desert Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Acosta, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Acosta has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Vasquez sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Faith Baptist on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vasquez.
Desert Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Vasquez, their win bumped their record up to 15-8-1.
Desert Christian came up short against Vasquez when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vasquez's Max Schneider, who didn't allow a single hit, only two earned runs while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Desert Christian 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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