Maranatha is 9-1 against Village Christian since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Minutemen will head out on the road to square off against the Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. Maranatha is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
While Maranatha's win against Heritage Christian wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Minutemen narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Warriors 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Minutemen as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Matthew Vazquez
| 04/04/25 vs Heritage Christian | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Paloma Valley | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Northview | 0 |
| 03/04/25 vs Los Osos | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Etiwanda | 1 |
Matthew Vazquez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Maranatha saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Strickland, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one double. That triple marked the first that Strickland hit this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Village Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Valley Christian on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Crusaders as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Village Christian's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 9-6. As for Maranatha, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Everything went Maranatha's way against Village Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Maranatha made off with a 9-0 win. Do the Minutemen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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