The Redding Christian Lions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Quincy Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Redding Christian stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Chester with a sharp 9-3 win.
Brodie Ogden made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ogden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Ogden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Beasley, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Bradie Ogden was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Quincy earned an 8-4 victory over Portola on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Quincy.
Cooper Driscoll looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jake Thackeray was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ethan Crespo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Redding Christian's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2-1. As for Quincy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Redding Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Quincy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Redding Christian came up short against Quincy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 11-6. Will Redding Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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