Calvary Christian Academy came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Western Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for Calvary Christian Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Preston Bielec was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bielec was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Calvary Christian Academy got a great performance from Kaden Foran as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Foran has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Braden Rosenthal, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Johnathan Gomez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Western's side, Geo Escandon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadyn Perez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Calvary Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Western, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.
Calvary Christian Academy will take on ABF Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so ABF Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Western, they will head out on the road to square off against Cooper City at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Western is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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