Valley Christian has won six straight games at home, while Whittier Christian has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Defenders will host the Heralds at 4:00 p.m. Valley Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Valley Christian came up short against Village Christian and fell 8-3.
Austin Abrahams was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Seth Dahlenburg was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Whittier Christian got the win against Western on Friday by a conclusive 24-4. The result was nothing new for the Heralds, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Elai Guzman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Guzman was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Jung was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Ace Cabrera, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Whittier Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Whittier Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Valley Christian, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Valley Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Whittier Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
