The Arrowhead Christian Eagles will square off against the Dana Hills Dolphins at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Arrowhead Christian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Dana Hills' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Arrowhead Christian hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Eagles never let Woodcrest Christian get on the board and left with a 12-0 win last Wednesday.
Diesel Toth made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Bobby Mahoney
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In other pitching news, Bobby Mahoney looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Arrowhead Christian is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-11 otherwise.
Back at the plate, Moses Trejo was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Aiden Polanco, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Arrowhead Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .559. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Dana Hills came up short against West Ranch last Wednesday and fell 6-3. The Dolphins haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Dana Hills also got a good showing from Gavin Giese, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Giese a new career-low.
On the hitting side, Dana Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Bateson, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run. Rudy Pascarelli also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Arrowhead Christian's victory bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Dana Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arrowhead Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dana Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. 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.
