The Faith Baptist Contenders will take on the Crossroads Roadrunners at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Faith Baptist has five straight victories, Crossroads has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Faith Baptist made easy work of Palmdale Academy Charter School and carried off an 18-1 win. The Contenders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Hailey Coronel and Keira Correos made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Coronel pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Correos tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Coronel went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Correos got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. That's the most stolen bases Correos has posted since back in March.
Lianna Palacios
| 04/29/25 vs Palmdale Academy Charter School | 4 |
| 04/24/25 vs Bishop Diego | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Santa Paula | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Palmdale Academy Charter School | 4 |
In other batting news, Faith Baptist got a massive performance out of Lianna Palacios, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Palacios has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Leah Palacios, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Faith Baptist was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Crossroads lost 16-2 to Archer School for Girls on Tuesday.
Faith Baptist pushed their record up to 9-5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Crossroads, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
