Maranatha Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Santa Fe Christian on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 12-3 to the Santa Fe Christian Eagles. Maranatha Christian has not had much luck with Santa Fe Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Andy Baltgalvis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Maranatha Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Morse, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Shane Piester, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Santa Fe Christian's side, they got a great performance from Will Marenghi as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Noah Joseph was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. Connor Sawyer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Maranatha Christian's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Santa Fe Christian, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Maranatha Christian will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against La Jolla Country Day at 4:00 p.m. The last three games La Jolla Country Day has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Santa Fe Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bishop's at 3:30 p.m. Santa Fe Christian will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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