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| 04/08/25 - Home | 15-5 W |
| 04/12/24 - Away | 23-1 W |
| 04/02/24 - Home | 21-2 W |
| 04/25/23 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 04/21/23 - Home | 13-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Faith Baptist had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Desert Christian on Tuesday. The Contenders blew past the Knights 15-5. The result was nothing new for the Contenders, who have now won three games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Keira Correos made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Correos was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four runs, five RBI, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Rayanna Larson was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Coronel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Faith Baptist was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory got Faith Baptist back to even at 4-4-1. As for Desert Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1.
Looking ahead, Faith Baptist will head out on the road to face off against Vasquez at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Desert Christian, they will be playing at home against Trona at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tornadoes have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.
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