The Woodcrest Christian Royals will square off against the Valley Christian Defenders at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Woodcrest Christian will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Adelanto on Monday. The Royals blew past the Saints 10-1.
Christian Macek made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Woodcrest Christian: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 7-9 otherwise. Macek was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Chase Suarez
| 02/27/25 vs Nuview Bridge | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Adelanto | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs South Gate | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs Orange Vista | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Linfield Christian | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
In other batting news, Woodcrest Christian let Julian Suarez and Chase Suarez run wild. Julian scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Chase scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Woodcrest Christian is undefeated when Chase posts two or more runs, but 5-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Cook, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one triple.
Woodcrest Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian made easy work of Whittier Christian on Thursday and carried off an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Defenders, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Josh Hulse spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Lucas Witt was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Quintin Ekstrom was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Woodcrest Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Valley Christian, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-9.
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