The Redwood Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Redwood Christian will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Head-Royce, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Redwood Christian won by a run and slipped past Head-Royce 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Redwood Christian.
Julia Angotti was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Angotti has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Angotti was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Micaiah Leyva, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Louise Pineda, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Lick-Wilmerding can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over Valley Christian.
Redwood Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Lick-Wilmerding, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Everything went Redwood Christian's way against Lick-Wilmerding when the teams last played back in March as Redwood Christian made off with a 12-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Redwood Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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