The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Western Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Calvary Christian Academy comes in on three and Western on seven.
On Monday, while Calvary Christian Academy put up some runs, the same can't be said for Pine Crest. Calvary Christian Academy walked away with a 5-0 victory over Pine Crest.
Noah Diehl looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Cleveland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Basabe, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Western has not done well against St. Thomas Aquinas recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Western had just enough and edged St. Thomas Aquinas out 2-1.
Western also got a great performance from Mason Blocker as he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Western saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadyn Perez, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Calvary Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Western, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Calvary Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Western when the teams last played back in March of 2021, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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