For the second straight game, Christopher will face off against Willow Glen. The Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Rams at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Christopher 3.2, Willow Glen 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Christopher is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Willow Glen just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams.
For Willow Glen's part, Dante Pini tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts Pini has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Willow Glen let Ray Walsh and Joshua Kaminski run wild. Walsh went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double, while Kaminski went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
The victory (which was Willow Glen's fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Christopher, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
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