With a playoff game on the line, Calvin Christian rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Liberty Charter Lions as they made off with a 14-2 victory. Calvin Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Tyler Hoff was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hoff has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hoff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Souders, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Brayden Brown was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
On Liberty Charter's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ernest Sanders, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Calvin Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Liberty Charter, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-16.
Calvin Christian will look to defend their home field on Friday against Borrego Springs at 4:00 p.m. Calvin Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season. As for Liberty Charter, they will head out on the road to face off against Victory Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Victory Christian Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.67 runs per game on average), something Liberty Charter will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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