The Christian Patriots will be playing at home against the University City Centurions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Christian's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while University City has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Christian came up short against Cathedral Catholic and fell 8-5.
Christian got a good showing from Sienna Staite, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Staite has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sammy Baca made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Krystek, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday University City sidestepped Point Loma for a 3-2 victory.
Bryn Marsh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, University City's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Castillo, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 19-6-1. As for University City, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13-1.
Everything went Christian's way against University City in their previous matchup back in April as Christian made off with an 11-0 win. Will Christian repeat their success, or does University City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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