The Escondido Charter White Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Escondido Charter is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Cornerstone Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 8-2 loss at the hands of the Crusaders. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Escondido Charter couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They came out on top against Pacific Ridge by a score of 4-0. The victory was familiar territory for Tri-City Christian who now have three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Trevor Dalzell, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Daniel Muche was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Escondido Charter's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5. As for Tri-City Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Escondido Charter skirted past Tri-City Christian 5-4 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tri-City Christian's Phoenix Markoski, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Escondido Charter still be able to contain Markoski? There's only one way to find out.
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