After two games on the road, Foothills Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Maranatha Christian Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Foothills Christian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Escondido Charter on Wednesday. They lost 15-0 to the White Tigers.
Foothills Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Romeka, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, while Maranatha Christian put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for La Jolla Country Day. Maranatha Christian walked away with a 3-0 win over La Jolla Country Day. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Maranatha Christian.
Lillian Visser was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Visser has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Visser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Foothills Christian dropped their record down to 10-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Maranatha Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Foothills Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Maranatha Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Foothills Christian's way against Maranatha Christian when the teams last played back in April as Foothills Christian made off with a 10-3 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Visser, who struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Foothills Christian still be able to contain Visser? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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