The Village Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the West Covina Bulldogs at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Village Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Brentwood School by a score of 8-4. Eight seems to be a good number for Village Christian as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Tibert, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, West Covina put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Costa Mesa 14-3. With that win, West Covina brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Maximilian Murillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Murillo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Murillo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacob Nguyen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Erik Araujo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Village Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season. As for West Covina, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7-1.
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