The Channel Islands Raiders will take on the Norwalk Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Channel Islands is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over Chaffey. The Raiders' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Gabriel Garcia made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Channel Islands is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-13 otherwise. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
Isaiah Osuna
| 05/20/25 @ Chaffey | 3 |
| 04/02/25 vs Malibu | 3 |
| 04/04/25 @ Malibu | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Nordhoff | 2 |
| 02/20/25 @ Thacher | 2 |
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In other batting news, Isaiah Osuna was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Channel Islands' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-13 when he doesn't). Andrew Chavez was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Norwalk had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Fighting Lancers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lancers have posted since March 3rd.
Norwalk saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Israel Molina, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. Molina is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Norwalk pushed their record up to 17-10 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Channel Islands, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-13.
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