With a playoff game on the line, Ontario Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Rio Mesa Spartans 7-6. The victory was familiar territory for Ontario Christian who now have three in a row.
NOLAN JANNEN was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of NATE MORALES, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Rio Mesa's side, Damien Valdez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Ontario Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-14 record this season. As for Rio Mesa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-11-1 record this season.
Ontario Christian will head out on the road to take on Palm Desert at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Desert's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Ontario Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Rio Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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