The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santa Fe Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, while La Jolla Country Day put up some runs, the same can't be said for Bishop's. La Jolla Country Day blew past Bishop's 8-0. With that victory, La Jolla Country Day brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Nolan Rosik looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Josh Rock was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jack Circuit, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Lancers.
Jaxon Scheibe was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Connor Sawyer was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
La Jolla Country Day's win bumped their record up to 10-5-1. As for Santa Fe Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. La Jolla Country Day hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
La Jolla Country Day beat Santa Fe Christian 5-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will La Jolla Country Day repeat their success, or does Santa Fe Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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