Santa Fe Christian and La Jolla Country Day are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Santa Fe Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Fe Christian has nine straight victories, La Jolla Country Day has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Santa Fe Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Bishop's (and have done all season long). Santa Fe Christian put the hurt on Bishop's with a sharp 10-0 win on Tuesday.
Olivia Anderson made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Anderson was also big at the plate, firing off three triples, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryn Henson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kayla Crecion, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, La Jolla Country Day has finally found some success away from home. They fell 7-2 to Maranatha Christian on Friday.
La Jolla Country Day saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mak Horton, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Santa Fe Christian's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0-1. As for La Jolla Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
La Jolla Country Day's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Santa Fe Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .364. It's a different story for La Jolla Country Day, though, as they've only averaged .124. Will they be able to contain Santa Fe Christian's hitters?
Everything went Santa Fe Christian's way against La Jolla Country Day in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Santa Fe Christian made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe Christian 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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