The Westminster Christian Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Mater Academy Charter Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Westminster Christian sitting on seven straight victories and Mater Academy Charter on six.
Westminster Christian will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Key West and snuck past 6-4.
Lazaro Collera looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on James Suarez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Manny Marin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy Charter earned an 8-3 win over Archbishop McCarthy on Thursday. That's two games straight that Mater Academy Charter has won by exactly five runs.
Mater Academy Charter also got a great performance from Jonathan Leyva as he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Jonathan Esponda was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Brandon Lorenzo, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Westminster Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Mater Academy Charter, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Westminster Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mater Academy Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Westminster Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Mater Academy Charter in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westminster Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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