Desert Christian waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Baboquivari Warriors onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Desert Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Caden Esquerra made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Esquerra has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Esquerra was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cruz Smith and Bennett Vondrak did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Vondrak went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Payne, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Desert Christian pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Baboquivari, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Desert Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Baboquivari: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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