The Arrowhead Christian Eagles will challenge the Beaumont Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Arrowhead Christian has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Beaumont will arrive with four straight wins.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Arrowhead Christian challenged Aquinas on Friday. The Eagles fell 12-7 to the Falcons. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly five runs.
Graham Griffiths made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Beaumont won against Notre Dame on Wednesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand La Quinta a 6-0 shutout. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The result came thanks to Lucas Lugo's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Alex Ojeda was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Alijah Jaramillo was another key player, going 1-for-5 with two runs and one double.
Arrowhead Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Beaumont, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything went Arrowhead Christian's way against Beaumont in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, as Arrowhead Christian made off with an 11-3 win. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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