The Whittier Christian Heralds will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Maranatha Minutemen at 3:15 p.m. The timing is sure in Whittier Christian's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Maranatha has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Whittier Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Heritage Christian (and have done all season long). Whittier Christian never let Heritage Christian onto the board and left with a 17-0 win on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Whittier Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Bobbie Lozano made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lozano has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lozano was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Aleena Garcia was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and two RBI. Jailyn Paderez was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Maranatha suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Village Christian on Tuesday.
Whittier Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Maranatha, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Maranatha's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Whittier Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .426. It's a different story for Maranatha, though, as they've only averaged .176. Will they be able to contain Whittier Christian's hitters?
Everything went Whittier Christian's way against Maranatha in their previous meeting back in March as Whittier Christian made off with a 21-0 victory. Does Whittier Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maranatha turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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