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| 03/25/24 - Away | 14-2 W |
| 03/09/24 - Home | 11-3 W |
| 03/25/23 - Away | 10-1 W |
| 03/25/23 - Away | 9-1 W |
| 03/26/22 - Home | 12-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Linfield Christian is 9-1 against Rancho Christian since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Linfield Christian Lions will be playing at home against the Rancho Christian Eagles at 3:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Linfield Christian is headed into the contest with an undefeated record on the line, something Orange Vista almost spoiled on Tuesday. Linfield Christian never let Orange Vista get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. The two-run effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Linfield Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyce Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Rancho Christian was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pacifica Christian, sneaking past 5-3.
Spencer Horner made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Horner was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Aj Garza was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Rancho Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pacifica Christian only posted a batting average of .250.
Linfield Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Rancho Christian, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything went Linfield Christian's way against Rancho Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Linfield Christian made off with a 14-2 victory. Will Linfield Christian repeat their success, or does Rancho Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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