The Village Christian Crusaders are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Diamond Bar Brahmas at 3:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Village Christian: 3.9, Diamond Bar: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Village Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past West Covina 7-1.
Joshua Popjes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dylan Worrell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Gavin Chase was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Diamond Bar had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They skirted past the Moors 4-3.
Village Christian has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season. As for Diamond Bar, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
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