The Maranatha Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Foothills Christian Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Maranatha Christian will be strutting in after a win while Foothills Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Maranatha Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against La Jolla Country Day by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Maranatha Christian.
Lillian Visser made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Visser has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Visser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Visser wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Shanelle Boehm, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Foothills Christian fell victim to Escondido Charter and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 15-0 to the White Tigers. Foothills Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maranatha Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Foothills Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maranatha Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Foothills Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Maranatha Christian suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Foothills Christian when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foothills Christian's Emma Romeka, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Maranatha Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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