The Lighthouse Christian Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the North Fremont Huskies at 1:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, Lighthouse Christian made easy work of Wilder and carried off a 24-4 win. The victory was just what Lighthouse Christian needed coming off of a 16-10 defeat in their prior matchup.
Noah Harker-Reid looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 12 over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lighthouse Christian got a massive performance out of Cole Richey, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai DeMoor, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, North Fremont made sure to put some runs up on the board against West Jefferson on Wednesday. Everything went North Fremont's way against West Jefferson as North Fremont made off with an 11-2 win.
Benny Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Torres was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Garrett Owens looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Muir, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Landen McIntier was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Lighthouse Christian now has a winning record of 2-1. As for North Fremont, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lighthouse Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Fremont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10 per game. 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.
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