The Hope Christian Huskies will be taking part in a tournament against the Aztec Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hope Christian's tournament run continued when they took on Belen on Friday. Hope Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Belen, sneaking past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
Jacob Gergen looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Hope Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Pena, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Aztec challenged Valencia on Friday. Aztec put the hurt on Valencia with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Cadin Anderson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Aztec let Tyler Ray and Dalton Wilmer run wild. Ray scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Wilmer went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. The dominant performance gave Wilmer a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kale Watson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hope Christian's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Aztec, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Hope Christian took their win against Aztec in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2. Does Hope Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aztec turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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