The Vista del Lago Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Bradshaw Christian Pride at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Vista del Lago didn't have quite enough to beat River City and fell 5-3. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Vista del Lago got a good showing from David Wright, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Vista del Lago saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Rhee, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Christian had already won 17 in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it 18 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 9-1 win.
Carter Tidwell made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Joey DeMarco and Evan Fujii-Sisler did most of the damage at the plate: DeMarco went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Fujii-Sisler scored two runs while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Max Wolf, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Bradshaw Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marysville only posted an OBP of .207.
Bradshaw Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs over those games. As for Vista del Lago, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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