The Santa Fe Christian Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe Christian will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Saturday, while Santa Fe Christian put up some runs, the same can't be said for Francis Parker. Everything went Santa Fe Christian's way against Francis Parker as Santa Fe Christian made off with an 8-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Jaxon Scheibe, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Connor Sawyer was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
La Jolla Country Day was handed a two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Bishop's on Friday. La Jolla Country Day was the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Bishop's. With that victory, La Jolla Country Day brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Nolan Rosik looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, La Jolla Country Day got a big performance out of Josh Rock, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jack Circuit, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Santa Fe Christian pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for La Jolla Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Santa Fe Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like La Jolla Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Santa Fe Christian came up short against La Jolla Country Day in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Santa Fe Christian, Nathan Carsley (who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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